A number of orders from the likes of American Airlines, United Airlines, and Japan Airlines have already been made for Boom Technology's passenger jet model, Overture. President Trump recently signed an executive order effectively lifting a 52-year ban on civil supersonic flight over land in the US. "There are over 600 global routes that are economically viable for supersonic flight—even without going supersonic over land. "Now that rules are being updated to allow boomless supersonic flight over land in the US, additional routes will benefit from speedups. CONCORDE was the supersonic passenger jet considered the ultimate luxury in air travel.

Source: The Times June 13, 2025 22:05 UTC