Supersonic flight could be making a comeback. United is buying 15 ultrafast planes from Boom Supersonic — take a look.
is planning to turn the friendly skies into the ultrafast skies with the addition of supersonic jets.
Boom's first commercial supersonic jet, the Overture, has not been built or certified yet. It is targeting the start of passenger service in 2029 with a plane that could fly at Mach 1.7 and cut some flight times in half. That means a flight from New York to London that typically lasts seven hours would only take 3½ hours.
Since it was founded in 2014, Denver-based Boom Supersonic has raised $270 million in capital and has grown to 150 employees. For founder and CEO Blake Scholl, landing a firm order with a legacy airline validates his vision of bringing back supersonic flights."The world's first purchase agreement for net-zero carbon supersonic aircraft marks a significant step toward our mission to create a more accessible world," Scholl said in a statement.
Part of what made buying supersonic jets appealing to United is Boom's plan to power the planes with engines that will run on sustainable aviation fuel.Still, it remains to be seen whether Boom's plan to bring back supersonic commercial airplanes will get off the ground.
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