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Boom Supersonic, the company building the world's fastest airliner, today announced milestones across its Overture airliner and Symphony engine programs at the Farnborough International Airshow.

Boom Supersonic says its XB-1 aircraft achieved supersonic flight without an audible sonic boom on ... they will have to keep waiting as the company works to develop its Overture passenger aircraft.

XB-1 is Boom's technology demonstrator aircraft and the world's first independently developed supersonic jet. The aircraft first took flight in Mojave, CA in March 2024 . For more information ...

The first dreams of supersonic air travel were crushed by annoyed Oklahoma City residents in the 1960s. Decades later, it could now be viable.

The supersonic flight comes eight years after Boom first revealed the XB-1. It’s a small, roughly one-third scale version of the 64-passenger airliner Boom eventually wants to build, which it ...

Boom aims to fly Overture in 2026 ahead of a planned 2029 commercial rollout with airlines worldwide. A supersonic demonstrator aircraft, the XB-1, completed its maiden voyage in March.

The test aircraft will be retired after completing a handful of supersonic flights, Boom told FLYING. Overture is expected to fly at Mach 1.7, or just over 1,300 mph, a bit slower than Concorde.

Today's announcements come on the heels of accelerating momentum for Boom. In March, the company conducted the historic first flight of its XB-1 supersonic demonstrator and in June completed ...