Executive order signed to lift ban on overland supersonic flight, opening door for future Greensboro-made jet
On Friday, Donald Trump signed an executive order to lift the FAA's ban of supersonic flights over the United States. Recently, Senators Ted Budd (R-North Carolina) and Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina) were among several lawmakers who introduced bills in the house and senate that would revise this ban.
The lifting of this ban comes as Boom Supersonic, a company aiming to build a supersonic airliner, has chosen Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro as the site where it will build engines for its planned Overture jet. Boom wrote in a statement that it supports repealing the ban, which the company calls outdated.
Boom Supersonic did multiple test flights earlier in the year with their XB-1 jet, which broke the sound barrier without creating an audible boom.
'Legalizing supersonic flight makes a renaissance in supersonic passenger travel inevitable,' said Blake Scholl, Founder and CEO of Boom Supersonic. 'We're grateful to President Trump for his leadership—this important step allows us to accelerate development of our Overture supersonic airliner.'
Boom is investing about $500 million to build Overture, a commercial supersonic jet, in Greensboro and, in January 2023, on a 62-acre site where its so-called 'Superfactory' is . The company, which plans to employ more than 1,700, also has an .
Boom plans to have its first passengers in the air by 2029 and will fly more than 600 'profitable routes' to destinations worldwide with a range of 4,250 nautical miles.
Boom has taken on three partners to design and build which will power the Overture, and now has partnerships with companies to provide
Another partner, Dimensional Energy, is to provide which is as being made from 'renewable biomass and waste resources,' which could be corn, algae or wood products.
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