Almost 20 years after Concorde was scrapped as an untenable aircraft, there is a renewed interest in supersonic flights. On Tuesday, American Airlines became the third airline to place an order for the ultrafast Overture Jets with Boom Supersonic.
The airline announced the agreement to purchase up to 20 Overtures, with an option for an additional 40. American has paid a non-refundable deposit on the initial 20 aircraft.
United Airlines placed a conditional order of 15 last year, followed…