United Airlines Buys 15 Supersonic Planes From Startup Boom
When the Concorde made its last trip in 2003 between New York and London, no one thought then that the supersonic commercial flights would make a comeback anytime soon. But United Airlines believes that with its new partnership with Boom Supersonic, a start-up in Denver, that the first ultrafast flight will take place before the end of this decade. On Thursday, United Airlines announced that it would order 15 planes from Boom Supersonic. The jets will travel faster than the speed of sound. United has the ability to order up to 35 planes from Boom. Despite Boom’s failed plan to start production...