A Carnegie Mellon University grad is behind the successful flight earlier this week of the first independently developed jet to break the sound barrier.
As of May 2024, the company has raised over $700 million and has sold 15 supersonic aircraft to United Airlines (with the option to buy 35 more) and 20 to American Airlines.
XB-1 is all part of the process to develop a commercial supersonic aircraft called Overture, which already has orders from three airlines – Japan Airlines, United Airlines and American Airlines.
but it is scaling,” the Boom Supersonic founder told CNN last year adding that he believes one day it will be used for all long-distance air travel. It’s the “future of aviation,” he asserted. Boom ...