American Airlines buys 20 of Boom's Overture supersonic jets

One of the biggest airlines in the world has bet big on supersonic aircraft start-up Boom. On Tuesday, American Airlines announced that it had recently agreed to buy 20 Overture planes from Boom, with the option of buying 40 more planes if all goes well. The deal is one of the strongest shows of support for Boom to date, surpassing the potential 50-plane commitment United Airlines made last year. That's it for a startup that has yet to build a working airliner.

Early this year, Boom announced that it would build a manufacturing facility at Piedmont Triad International Airport in North Carolina. The company plans to begin construction of its "Overture Superfactory" later this year, with production following in 2024 - although the factory's first completed jet won't fly until 2026. Still, that hasn't happened. prevented Boom from being optimistic about Overture's prospects. The company envisions the Mach 1.7 jet flying between Newark and London in less than four hours and between San Francisco and Tokyo in about six hours. The company also claims that Overture will be a "zero carbon" aircraft thanks to its ability to fly on 100% sustainable aviation fuels.

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