NEW YORK (JNS) – American Airlines and Boom Supersonic announced Tuesday that the airline has agreed to buy up to 20 Overture aircraft, with an option for an additional 40.
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The Overture is expected to fly twice as fast as today’s fastest commercial aircraft, which would cut the travel time from New York and Tel Aviv from around 10 and a half hours to slightly more than five.
American has made a non-refundable deposit for the first 20 planes.
“Looking to the future, supersonic travel will be an important part of our ability to deliver for our customers,” said Derek Kerr, American’s chief financial officer. “We are excited about how Boom will shape the future of travel both for our company and our customers.”
Overture is expected to travel at Mach 1.7 over water, or twice the speed of today’s fastest commercial aircraft, with a range of 4,250 nautical miles. In light of this, Overture is expected to complete its flights to more than 600 destinations throughout the globe in as little as half the time.
This will NOT work for a direct flight to Tel Aviv. Newark or JFK to Tel Aviv is almost 5700 miles and the max distance this plane can fly is 4,250!!!
How much will tickets cost? $20,000?
For a company sensitive to public perception about safety, the name Boom doesn’t register. Notwithstanding its supersonic character, it is too fraught with double entendre.
I am not sure that Israel will be an early destination. There are pairs that have higher yield sales and a route that travels more over water.
Won’t make a difference. There is an alleged shortage of pilots, air traffic control people, baggage handlers, etc… Who cares how fast a plane flies, if they’ll have to wait on the tarmac for 8 hours?
1/2 the time = 2 times the price
The plane will not be in complete production until 2029.
What will a ticket cost? Like $20,000?
I catch up on my paperwork and reading when I fly. I might pay more for a faster flight, but not a lot more. All in all, I select my flights based on arrival time. I do not want to arrive someplace late in the day.