Overture Adds Key Tier-One Structure Suppliers

Aernnova, Leonardo, and Aciturri join an expanding team of global suppliers to build Overture.

Aernnova

Boom has selected Aernnova as Overture’s wing supplier.

Leonardo

Boom has selected Leonardo as primary engineering lead for fuselage structural components integration, design and build partner for fuselage sections.

Aciturri

Boom has selected Aciturri as Overture’s empennage supplier.

Safran

Boom and Safran Landing Systems are working to further develop Overture’s landing gear design, operation, and integrated systems and controls as the teams progress toward a final design for the Overture landing system.

Eaton

Boom’s work with Eaton includes collaborations on hydraulic system analysis and design as well as fuel and inerting systems.

Collins Aerospace

Collins and Boom’s collaboration on Overture systems has included Ice Protection and Air Data Systems.

Florida Turbine Technologies (FTT)

FTT to lead engine design and assemble the Symphony initial production units for ground test, flight test, and certification.

GE Additive

GE Additive is providing additive technology design consulting for Symphony.

StandardAero 

StandardAero is Symphony’s MRO partner, ensuring the propulsion system is designed for maintainability.

Overture Systems Configuration Revealed

Symphony Engine Hits New Program Milestones

Boom accelerates Symphony design and development with engine architecture unveil and signing of initial production partner.

Northrop Grumman and Boom Progress Defense Market Expansion

Boom announced it will support Northrop Grumman on a NASA contract to deliver solutions for the “High-Speed Endo-atmospheric Commercial Vehicle Conceptual Design Study and Technology Roadmaps Development” program. Boom and Northrop Grumman are also continuing collaboration on a special mission variant of Overture, after ongoing identification and investigation of use cases that will benefit the Department of Defense.

Construction Underway on Overture Facilities

Overture Superfactory 

The Overture Superfactory, the final assembly line for Overture flight tests and customer delivery, is on pace for production launch in 2024 in Greensboro, North Carolina.

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The Iron Bird

The Iron Bird, the facility housing a full-scale iron bird used to test and integrate flight components and systems, software, and hardware-in-the-loop, is being built in Centennial, Colorado.

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SAF Providers Secured for Overture Flight Test Program

Boom is partnering with Dimensional Energy and AIR COMPANY, bringing its available SAF supply to 10 million gallons per year for Overture’s flight test program.

Dimensional Energy

Dimensional will provide up to five million gallons of SAF annually, produced through Power-to-Liquid technology, for the duration of the Overture test flight program.

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AIR COMPANY

Advancing our net zero commitments, Boom will purchase up to five million gallons of AIRMADE™ SAF on an annual basis over the duration of the Overture flight test program.

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Airline Partners

With commitments from American Airlines, United Airlines and Japan Airlines, Overture’s order book stands at 130 orders and pre-orders.

American Airlines

American, the world’s largest airline, is poised to have the world’s largest supersonic fleet.

United Airlines

In June 2021, United became the first U.S. airline to sign an aircraft purchase agreement with Boom Supersonic.

Japan Airlines

In 2017, Japan Airlines (JAL) and Boom announced a strategic partnership to bring commercial supersonic travel to passengers.

XB-1 Moves to Mojave

The world’s first independently developed supersonic jet is now in Mojave, preparing for final testing and first flight.

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