The Boom Overture promises to bring the option of supersonic travel back into the world of commercial aviation after Concorde’s retirement way back in the early 2000s. Developed to carry up to 80 passengers at double the speed of today’s airliners, the program has already picked up 130 orders from three carriers, including United Airlines, American Airlines, and Japan Airlines.
So what is it that makes Overture appealing to airlines now, after the ultimate failure of the Concorde program, and how will the manufacturer attempt to guarantee a profitable successor? Well, some of the clues are actually visible and explain why, despite stemming from the same idea, Overture will look so different from Concorde.
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