United Airlines announced a new partnership with Boom Supersonic to add aircraft to its global fleet and support the carrier’s cooperative sustainability initiative.
The deal would see United purchase 15 of the Denver-based aerospace company’s Overture planes once they meet the airline’s safety, operating and sustainability requirements. The carrier also has an option to purchase an additional 35 aircraft.
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Boom Supersonic’s Overture planes can reach Mach 1.7, which is twice the speed of today’s fastest aircraft. With the new fleet, United can connect more than 500 destinations in nearly half the time, such as Newark to London in just three and a half hours.
“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…