After United, American also aims for supersonic flights: signed deal for 20 planes with Boom
In July, Boom revealed the final production design of Overture, which is expected to be launched in 2025 and carry its first passengers by 2029.
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Just under 8 years to go before the first passenger flight of the Boom, or the heir to Concorde, the only precedent of commercial supersonic flights that stopped flying in 2003.
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The former British Airways concurrency at Heathrow Airport.
The development of the prototype is expected to result in. The first plane in the air in 2025, and then complete all phases of certification, safety, and training of aircrew and then arrive at the commercial debut of the new flights at mach 1.5. To date, Boom has gotten a lot of media coverage and two companies willing to buy his planes: United and American Airlines.
CEO Blake Scholl declared, "Either we fail or we change the world." Their idea is to take up the concept of the famous Concorde And modernize it with new materials environmentally sustainable and an optimization of the motors. An ambitious and complicated project, which would make it possible to go from London to New York in just 3 1/2 hours.
The first company to put its trust in the American startup had been United last year, now it is the turn of the second star airline American Airlines, which says it is ready to order 20 examples of the new jet.
The two companies announced the airline's agreement to purchase a maximum Of 20 Overture aircraft, with an option for an additional 40. American paid a nonrefundable deposit on the initial 20 aircraft. It is expected that Overture will carry passengers at twice the speed of today's fastest commercial aircraft.
"As we look to the future, supersonic travel will be an important part of our ability to offer services to our customers," said Derek Kerr, American's Chief Financial Officer. "We are excited about how Boom will shape the future of travel for both our company and our customers."
Overture is designed to carry 65 to 80 passengers at Mach 1.7 over water-or twice the speed of today's fastest commercial aircraft-with a range of 4,250 nautical miles. Optimized for speed, safety and sustainability, Overture is also designed to fly more than 600 routes worldwide in less than half the time. Flying from Miami to London in just under five hours and from Los Angeles to Honolulu in three hours are among the many possibilities.
"We are proud to share our vision of a more connected and sustainable world with American Airlines," said Blake Scholl, founder and CEO of Boom, "We believe Overture can help American deepen its competitive advantage on network, loyalty and overall airline preference through paradigm-shifting benefits of halving travel time.
