The XB-1, which has now completed 12 successful test flights since it first took to the air in March 2024, is the precursor to the development of Boom’s supersonic commercial airliner, Overture.

Boom has said that the Overture will carry 64-80 passengers at Mach 1.7, about twice the speed of today’s subsonic airliners, on over 600 global routes. The 180,000-square-foot “superfactory ...

This successful test of the Boom XB-1 paves the way for the development of Boom Overture, the full-fledged supersonic passenger plane from Boom Supersonic. While the Boom XB-1 might not look ...

This achievement marks a significant step towards the development of Boom's Overture, a commercial supersonic aircraft designed to carry passengers at twice the speed of current subsonic airliners.

Overture, a larger and faster passenger-carrying version of the test jet, is planned to launch in 2029 with a top speed of Mach 1.7, Boom says. That's about twice the speed of current airliners.