Airlines &
Passengers
Overture
United Airlines, American Airlines, and Japan Airlines have orders and pre-orders for Overture.
Passenger Demand
Passenger surveys indicate strong demand for supersonic travel, with corporate travel managers stating they would switch airlines to access supersonic service for employees.
Profitable Routes 600+
- Orders & Pre-Orders
- 130
- Cruise Speed
- Mach 1.7
- Passengers
- 60–80
Passenger Demand for Supersonic Travel Hits New High
Share of respondents
Passengers
- Are interested in flying supersonic for long haul international trips
- 97%
- Believe that supersonic air travel will be commercially available in the next 10 years
- 92%
- Are interested in switching from their preferred airline in order to gain access to supersonic travel
- 87%
Corporate travel managers
- Are a part of companies who have discussed supersonic
- 95%
- Believe supersonic air travel will be commercially available in the next 10 years
- 94%
- Would switch their preferred airlines/loyalty programs to gain supersonic access
- 81%
- Have had airlines talk to them about supersonic
- 64%
Orders & 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.