Projects by Boom Supersonic, JetZero and Radia promise to deliver what traditional planemakers have failed to do, such as speed, economy and cargo capacity
Executive order orders FAA to lift supersonic speed limit, as long as the aircraft does not produce an audible sonic boom. Regulation was imposed in 1973 and prevented Concorde from flying over territory above the speed of sound
The 179,000-square-foot facility is located at Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina, and will have the capacity to assemble 33 Overture jets per year, company says
The Boom Supersonic prototype took off for the first time on March 22 from the Mojave Air & Space Port in Mojave, California. Aircraft will be used to test concept of the Overture supersonic passenger plane