Affordable London to New York flights in under four hours: Boom Supersonic outlines Concorde-esque ambitions
The new aircraft that aims to cut journey time between London and New York in half
- Blake Scholl, CEO of Boom Supersonic, aims to revive supersonic passenger flight with the Overture aircraft by the end of the decade, following the grounding of Concorde in 2003.
- The Overture is designed to fly at Mach 1.7, slightly slower than Concorde, to minimise noise during take-off and landing, making it no louder than current subsonic aircraft.
- Boom Supersonic claims to have a solution for the sonic boom over land, using real-time weather data and algorithms to bend the boom upwards, preventing it from being heard on the ground.
- The company projects Overture fares to be comparable to current business class prices, around £4,000 for a transatlantic return, making supersonic travel more accessible than Concorde's luxury pricing.
- With a projected range of 5,000 miles and over 600 viable routes, including New York-London in approximately three-and-a-half hours, Overture has already secured 130 orders and options from major airlines.