Will Boom Supersonic Jets Change Air Travel?

American Airlines became the latest carrier to buy the dream of superfast travel on Tuesday with an order for 20 Boom Supersonic jets.

Fifteen of the same planes that promised to cut flight hours were ordered by United Airlines last year, and Denver-based Boom said it has ordered 130 planes from companies such as Japan Airlines and Virgin Atlantic.

But the planes aren’t even there yet: The first Overture model is expected to be rolled out at Bomb’s North Carolina factory in 2025, with the plane entering commercial service by the end of the decade.

The promises made by the new planes are tenuous: The jets are designed to be twice as fast as today’s fastest commercial airliners—Mach 1.7 over water—while carrying slightly fewer passengers—65 to 80.

The Franco-British supersonic airline Concorde is relaunching commercial supersonic transatlantic flights after 20 years, due to exorbitant ticket prices, high fuel consumption and high running costs. July 2000 in Paris.

The victims of the AF4590 crash were 109 people on board and four on the ground when the plane crashed into a hotel shortly after takeoff. The phenomenon has nothing to do with supersonic travel.

Can Boom’s Supersonic Jets Succeed Where Concorde Failed?

Why did Concord fail so spectacularly? Andrew Charlton, managing director of Aviation Advocacy, an independent air transport consultancy, shared his thoughts on the matter. News week.

“one [reason] It was just to fly [the supersonic jets] “The second one was more expensive, burned more fuel and couldn’t fit more passengers,” he said.

Boom learned from Concorde’s failure, and the company says Overtures won’t have the same issues.

” of [Boom’s] Charlton said the jets are promising, first with new technology and a curved nose that produces a smaller sonic boom than the Concorde’s supersonic jets, which the British Noise Advisory Council says is louder. In the year 2004 is unmissable.

Boom Overtures Concorde’s supersonic jets are expected to cover more routes than ever before.

“One of the problems with Concorde is that it can only fly over water, which severely limits its usefulness. For example, you can’t fly from Singapore to Sydney, you can’t fly from LA to New York. You can’t fly from London to Hong Kong.”

Boom Overtures says it won’t have the same problem.

The company said it is “set to fly more than 600 routes around the world in half a year.” Many opportunities” the planes provide.

“They say you don’t need to worry about it from an environmental perspective,” Charlton added.

“Overture is the first supersonic aircraft designed with a focus on sustainability from day one,” says Boom. “We are optimizing the aircraft to handle 100 percent sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) and facilitate net zero carbon operations.”

Boom said it aims to achieve net zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2025, when the first Overture model is ready, and net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040.

No information has yet been released on fares, as each airline determines the exact cost of flying on supersonic aircraft. But according to Boom, the company is designing Overture to “allow airlines to offer fares that are competitive with today’s business class.”

News week Boom reached out to Supersonic for comment.

Will Boom Overture change air travel as we know it?

“What we have at the moment is marketing and nothing more,” says Charlton.

“The first thing is, I think it’s only a matter of time before any aircraft on Earth is allowed to fly at Mach 1.7.” The top speed of Concorde flights was over Mach 2.

“The second thing is that all the SAFs (Sustainable Aviation Fuels) in the world together contribute to Lufthansa for only four days – so somehow Boom thinks he has the right to stand at the front of the queue for SAFs. He is available,” he added.

“There’s a mandate coming around the world, especially in Europe, that forces airlines to use SFAs. So it’s going to put a lot of pressure on the SAFs market, which no one seems to have thought of yet. We need SAFs.

Charlton also stated that Boom Overtures does not have an engine manufacturer working on all four engines. “Not even an engine manufacturer is registered,” he said. “Rolls-Royce spent some time working with them in terms of trying to develop things, but now they’ve moved away.”

News week They asked Boom to confirm this statement.

Even if those open questions are resolved, Charlton doesn’t think the new jets will revolutionize air travel as a whole.

“It will be the icing on the cake,” he said. “It’s not going to change aviation as we know it. It’s aimed at a very small market segment. If everybody in the world were to build supersonic planes for commercial cabins, it would change aviation. But I don’t think that’s all. What’s going to happen, because I think the costs are going to be prohibitive.”

But Charlton’s skepticism is not shared by many in the aviation industry, particularly those investing in new jets.

“Looking to the future, supersonic travel will be a critical part of our ability to deliver to our customers,” said Derek Kerr, American’s chief financial officer.

“We are excited about how Boom will shape the future of travel for our company and our customers.”

In response to Kerr’s enthusiasm, Boom CEO Blake Scholl said: “We are proud to share our vision of creating a more connected and sustainable world with American Airlines.”

“We believe Overture can help American strengthen its competitive advantage in terms of network, loyalty and overall airline choice by cutting travel times in half and benefiting from a paradigm shift.”