It has broken ground on a factory in Greensboro, North Carolina, which will produce 33 aircraft a year. The company has 130 orders and commitments for its planes already, including deals with United, American Airlines and Japan Airlines. Spain’s Aernnova will design the wings and countrymate Aciturri has agreed to work on the tail, Boom announced at the Paris Air Show on Tuesday.įounder Blake Scholl, who started Boom in 2014, is hoping to have his supersonic jets certified for commercial use by 2029. A plan to build the first supersonic passenger jet since the Concorde has taken a significant step forward after the company behind the effort signed key deals to design and build the plane.īoom Supersonic, which aims to have Concorde-style jets flying by 2027, said Italian aerospace giant Leonardo would make part of the fuselage on its new aircraft.
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