When they do take flight, the Overtures are expected to fly up to 80 passengers at Mach 1.7 over water, reaching destinations in as little as half the time of subsonic airliners.
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American, the world’s largest airline, is ordering the world’s largest supersonic fleet with new Boom Supersonic aircraft. [Image: Boom Supersonic]
Fort Worth-Based American Airlines Orders Up to 20 Boom Supersonic Aircraft
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Aug 16, 2022
Nearly 30 years after the last Concorde flight, American Airlines is betting on a supersonic future. The Fort Worth-based airline has ordered up to 20 Boom Supersonic Overture aircraft, with an option to order up to 40 more. But don't book your flight yet: Denver-based Boom doesn't expect to roll its first Overture off the production line until 2025, and the first passenger flights are slated for 2029.
When they do take flight, the Overtures are expected to fly up to 80 passengers at Mach 1.7 over water, reaching destinations in as little as half the time of subsonic airliners.
When they do take flight, the Overtures are expected to fly up to 80 passengers at Mach 1.7 over water, reaching destinations in as little as half the time of subsonic airliners.
by Kevin Cummings |
Aug 8, 2022
Plus: 7-Eleven acquires last-mile delivery startup; American Heart Association invests in $43M healthcare innovation fund; Fort Worth real estate investors raise $32.4M for new fund; Dallas College Lands $8.8M to boost biotech workforce; UT Southwestern researchers land funding for hypothermia therapy study; and more North Texas deals.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Apr 5, 2022
The new investors include Calin Rovinescu, former president and CEO of Air Canada, and Mitch Garber, minority owner of the NHL's Seattle Kraken. “eVTOL air taxis is an obvious next-gen hyper-growth area,” Garber said, calling them a way to change "how we move and facilitate a greener efficient global economy.”
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by Quincy Preston |
Sep 11, 2020
As many remember lost loved ones and heroic acts by first responders and citizens on 9/11, Old Parkland in Uptown Dallas has erected a newly commissioned bronze statue in honor of the heroes on United Airlines Flight 93. The "Non Sibi" monument "will forever be a reminder" of the crew and passengers of United Airlines Flight 93 that fought back against the terrorists who hijacked their plane.
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