United Airlines To Buy Sonic Planes, London to NY in Just 3.5 Hours!

United Airlines will buy 15 ‘Overture’ planes from Boom Supersonic which are capable of slashing transatlantic flights from London to New York to just 3.5 hours.

United Airlines sad the 1,300mph supersonic airliners “represent a leap forward in returning supersonic speeds to aviation.”

Under the terms of the agreement, United will purchase 15 of Boom’s ‘Overture’ airliners, once Overture meets United’s safety and sustainability requirements, with an option for an additional 35 aircraft.

Overture is expected to be the first large commercial aircraft to be net-zero carbon from day one, optimised to run on 100 per cent sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). It is slated to roll out in 2025, fly in 2026 and expected to carry passengers by 2029. United and Boom will also work together to accelerate production of greater supplies of SAF.

“United continues on its trajectory to build a more innovative, sustainable airline and today’s advancements in technology are making it more viable for that to include supersonic planes,” United’s CEO, Scott Kirby, said on June 3.

“Boom’s vision for the future of commercial aviation, combined with the industry’s most robust route network in the world, will give business and leisure travellers access to a stellar flight experience.  Our mission has always been about connecting people and now working with Boom, we’ll be able to do that on an even greater scale,” he added.

Capable of flying at speeds of Mach 1.7 – twice the speed of today’s fastest airliners – Overture can connect more than 500 destinations in nearly half the time.

Among potential routes for United are Newark to London in just three and a half hours, Newark to Frankfurt in four hours and San Francisco to Tokyo in just six hours.

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