As Boom Seeks Engine, Airlines Mull Supersonic Use Case
The most recent Boom Overture customer, American Airlines, says it will work with the manufacturer to determine route scenarios for the supersonic jet.
As Boom continues its efforts to convince an engine manufacturer to back its supersonic ambitions by investing in a new powerplant, how exactly airlines expect to capitalize on the promised Mach 1.7 speed remains a central question. The company says it will leverage 50 years of advances in aerodynamics, materials, and propulsion since the development of the Concorde to address the cost challenges the famously loss-making supersonic transport (SST) could never overcome. Critics say the introduction of a fuel-thirsty SST at a time established aerospace companies have turned their research and development efforts squarely toward environmental sustainability amounts to a fundamental miscalculation.
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