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Overture

Supersonic passenger airliner under development by Boom Supersonic.

by Boom Supersonic · Unveiled Jan 4, 2019

DevelopmentAircraftAirUpgradeJul 23, 2024
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Concept rendering of Boom Overture on the ground, viewed from the front right.

Photo: Courtesy of Boom Supersonic · Editorial use (company media kit) · Company concept rendering, not a photograph of operational hardware. Resized and converted to WebP; metadata removed; original framing and branding retained.

Milestones20192024
  1. UnveiledOverture named in public funding announcement, confirmed
  2. Contract awardUnited signs conditional agreement for 15 Overture aircraft, confirmed
  3. UpgradeRefined Overture design presented at Farnborough, confirmed
  4. Contract awardAmerican agrees to purchase up to 20 Overture aircraft, confirmed
  5. MilestoneOverture Superfactory construction completed, confirmed
  6. UpgradeNew Overture flight deck presented, confirmed

Timeline6

  1. UnveiledConfirmed

    Overture named in public funding announcement

    Earliest dated public naming located in this research. Earlier unnamed airliner proposals are not treated as a named product unveil.

    SourcesBoom Supersonic

  2. Contract awardConfirmed

    United signs conditional agreement for 15 Overture aircraft

    United agreed to buy 15 aircraft, with 35 options, subject to its safety, operating and sustainability requirements. This was a purchase agreement, not an aircraft delivery.

    SourcesUnited Airlines

  3. UpgradeConfirmed

    Refined Overture design presented at Farnborough

    Design revision during development, not serial production or first flight.

    SourcesBoom Supersonic

  4. Contract awardConfirmed

    American agrees to purchase up to 20 Overture aircraft

    American paid a deposit for an agreement covering up to 20 aircraft, with 40 options. Deliveries remained conditional on operating, performance, safety and other customary requirements.

    SourcesBoom Supersonic

  5. MilestoneConfirmed

    Overture Superfactory construction completed

    Boom marked completion of the Greensboro factory building. Tooling installation and production-floor preparation were subsequent work; this milestone does not mark aircraft production.

    SourcesBoom Supersonic

  6. UpgradeConfirmed

    New Overture flight deck presented

    Boom presented a redesigned flight deck incorporating Honeywell Anthem avionics and force-feedback sidesticks. The exhibit was a development simulator, not a flying aircraft.

    SourcesBoom Supersonic

Solid entries are confirmed, outlined reported, dashed estimated or still to come; dotted italic entries are speculative. Dates show only the precision the sources give.

Built with1

  • Cutaway concept rendering of the Boom Symphony engine showing internal components.

    Symphony

    DevelopmentEngine

    Selected developmental propulsion system; not a claim that an airworthy Overture has flown.

    Link Confirmed

Sources7

  1. 1.
    CompanyBoom Supersonic Accelerates Overture Aircraft and Engine Development

    Boom Supersonic · Jul 23, 2024 · Supports: System milestone

    “Boom is reinventing the cockpit with an all-new flight deck”
  2. 2.
    CompanyBoom Supersonic Completes Construction of the Overture Superfactory

    Boom Supersonic · Jun 17, 2024 · Supports: System milestone

    “ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 17, 2024”
  3. 3.
    CompanyBoom Supersonic announces Symphony

    Boom Supersonic · Dec 13, 2022 · Supports: System · system component:boom-symphony

    “today announced Symphony, a new propulsion system designed and optimized for its Overture supersonic airliner”
  4. 4.
    CompanyAmerican Airlines Announces Agreement to Purchase Boom Supersonic Overture Aircraft

    Boom Supersonic · Aug 16, 2022 · Supports: System milestone

    “agreement to purchase up to 20 Overture aircraft”
  5. 5.
    CompanyBoom Supersonic Reveals Refined Overture

    Boom Supersonic · Jul 19, 2022 · Supports: System milestone

    “today presented the refined design of Overture”
  6. 6.
    CompanyUnited Adding Supersonic Speeds with New Agreement to Buy Aircraft from Boom Supersonic

    United Airlines · Jun 3, 2021 · Supports: System milestone

    “United will purchase 15 of Boom's 'Overture' airliners”
  7. 7.
    CompanyBoom Supersonic Closes $100 Million Series B to Develop Overture

    Boom Supersonic · Jan 4, 2019 · Supports: System, System milestone

    “advance the development of its Mach-2.2 commercial airliner called Overture”

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