Boom Supersonic

The special flight authorization is the first ever issued by the FAA for tests of a civil supersonic aircraft.

The rebirth of faster-than-sound civil transport remains a pipedream to many, but it is making material headway in Southern California.

Demonstrator test program targets development of safety culture and expertise in advance of Boom’s Overture airliner effort.

Boom Supersonic has flown XB-1 demonstrator, the world’s first privately developed faster-than-sound civil aircraft.

Digitalization and development of space and cyber are the heart of Leonardo’s restructuring and growth, CEO Roberto Cingolani says.

The high-speed promise of its planned Mach 1.7 aircraft is attracting interest from carriers operating on longer distance Asia-Pacific routes, Boom says.

Boom Supersonic has chosen Honeywell’s Anthem integrated flight deck for its Mach 1.7 Overture airliner.

Recovery to pre-pandemic engine production levels is in sight for some, as other manufacturers battle durability and supply chain challenges.

Latecoere will supply the electrical wiring interconnection system (EWIS) system for the company’s Overture high speed airliner and Symphony propulsion system.

Saudi Arabia's Neom Investment Fund has confirmed its investment in high-speed airliner developer Boom Supersonic.

American Airlines’ vice president of technical services shares the carrier’s approach to solving workforce and supply chain challenges.

As XB-1 nears flight tests and the final assembly site comes together, Boom is focused on Overture airframe and engine design firm configuration.

Boom has received its FAA G-1 stage 1 issue paper from the FAA, a key step in the multi-stage process to clear the Mach 1.7 Overture airliner for service.

Boom Supersonic has sized the facility to produce up to 33 Overture aircraft per year and expects to start rolling out its Mach 1.7 airliner from 2026.

The creation of the independent council follows last year’s announcement of a strategic partnership with Northrop Grumman.

Editors discuss NASA’s recent contract awards to study tech for high-speed airliners—and the one supersonic project that is still pushing forward, Boom.

Boom Supersonic has received an FAA experimental certificate of airworthiness for its XB-1 technology demonstrator, meaning flight-testing can now get underway.

Two U.S. aerospace industry teams have been awarded NASA contracts to study technology for sustainable high-speed airliner designs capable of Mach 2-plus.

Aerostructure supplier agreements and new engine details bolster Boom’s supersonic airliner plans as construction of assembly site ramps up in North Carolina.

Boom has agreements with aerostructure companies in Italy and Spain for production of the wing, fuselage and empennage of its supersonic Overture aircraft.

High-speed airliner developer Boom Supersonic agreed to a sustainable aviation fuel deal with power-to-liquid producer Dimensional Energy for Overture testing.

Boom says its XB-1 third-scale demonstrator “continues to progress through successful ground and taxi testing."

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