United Airlines revives supersonic travel with 15 aircraft

United Airlines said it would buy supersonic jets from Denver-based Boom Supersonic, bringing back the era of supersonic air travel that ended with the retirement of Concorde in 2003.

The airline stated that it will buy from Boom 15 "Overture" planes once they pass the company's requirements, with an option to buy another 35 planes.

Denver-based startup Boom Supersonic is developing a passenger plane called Overture that is supposed to fly at Mach 1.7, twice the speed of sound, which means United Airlines will be able to operate commercial flights that take half the time it takes today.

If all goes well with the new plane, its passengers will be able to travel from Newark, near New York, to London in three and a half hours, while they will be able to travel from New York to Frankfurt in four hours. a passenger.

United Airlines said its agreement with Boom Supersonic also provides for the possibility of purchasing an additional 35 aircraft of the same type.

The two companies did not announce the value of the deal.

And Overture, which has not yet obtained the necessary licenses from the authorities, is supposed to come off the production line in 2025, fly for the first time in 2026, and start carrying passengers by 2029.

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