Their supersonic aircraft can halve the flight time to the United States


The French-British supersonic aircraft Concorde was taken out of service in 2003. It will soon be possible to travel faster than sound again – with the American passenger aircraft Overture.

It is the American airline United that has now announced that it has placed an order for 15 aircraft of the model Overture from Denver-based manufacturer Boom Supersonic, with an option for another 35 flights, writes Reuters.

Overture is an acoustic plane that can shorten the flight time between, for example, London and New York by half, to about 3.5 hours. A journey between San Francisco and Tokyo is estimated to take six hours instead of the current ten hours – when it takes place at supersonic speeds at just over 18 kilometers altitude.

The first flights will be able to take off in 2029. The purchase is conditional on the aircraft meeting the safety requirements set by United. However, the number of seats is limited, between 65 and 88 seats, as there will only be tickets in what corresponds to business class.

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The investment runs counter to developments in the aviation industry in recent years, where more and more airlines have chosen to focus on cost savings, especially after the corona pandemic, which has meant a severe blow to the industry. However, the model has an environmental aspect as the aircraft are intended to use only renewable fuel and reduce carbon dioxide emissions to zero.

The passenger aircraft Concorde was put into regular service during the 70s. However, the costs were high and when a Concorde plane from Air France crashed in July 2000 with 113 deaths, all traffic was stopped. The last commercial flight took place in October 2003.


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