Boom Supersonic achieved Tuesday its goal of breaking the sound barrier on its first attempt with the XB-1 prototype of its Overture aircraft — and then repeated the feat two more times.

The moment of truth — perhaps destiny — has arrived for Boom Supersonic and its Overture aircraft. The attempt to achieve supersonic flight at Mach 1.1 is scheduled for 10:45 a.m. EST on ...

File photo. Boom Supersonic plans to build a supersonic airliner called Overture that could travel from New York to Rome in just four hours and 40 minutes, instead of eight hours. (Boom Supersonic ...

aka Baby Boom, and develop its full-sized Overture supersonic jet. RGN: What is your opinion of Boom’s progress thus far? Are they where they need to be to get to where they want to go? Bannister: I ...

The company explains that the XB-1 is setting the foundation for the Boom Overture. This will be a second-generation supersonic jet designed to fly over water at Mach 1.7, approximately twice the ...

Aviation analytics company Cirium confirms that the Overture has seen 130 pre-orders from airlines, including American Airlines, United Airlines, and Japan Airlines. Last year, Boom completed ...

Boom plans to build an airliner called Overture that can fly at Mach 1.7. Flying supersonically can drastically decrease flight times. The company claims a trip from New York to Rome on Overture ...