American Airlines agrees to buy 20 Boom Supersonic jets

[Bob Riebe]

https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/american-airlines-agrees-purchase-20-boom-supersonic-jets

Boom expects its Overture aircraft to start rolling out in 2025 and carry the first passengers by 2029

"Looking to the future, supersonic travel will be an important part of our ability to deliver for our customers," American Chief Financial Officer Derek Kerr said in a statement. "We are excited about how Boom will shape the future of travel both for our company and our customers."

The airline has paid an undisclosed amount as a non-refundable deposit on the initial 20 aircraft.

Under the terms of the agreement, Boom must meet industry-standard operating, performance and safety requirements as well as American’s other customary conditions before delivery of any Overture aircraft.
Overture is designed to carry 65 to 80 passengers at Mach 1.7 (around 1,300 mph) over water — or twice the speed of today’s fastest commercial aircraft — with a range of 4,250 nautical miles.

The planes will run on 100% sustainable aviation fuel and fly more than 600 routes around the world in as little as half the time. According to Boom, an Overture flight from Miami to London would take just under five hours, while a trip from Los Angeles to Honolulu would take three hours.
Boom expects to start rolling out the Overture aircraft in 2025 and carry its first passengers by 2029.

The deal with American comes after United agreed to buy at least 15 Boom Supersonic Overture planes last year.

Overture’s total order book, which includes purchases and options from American Airlines, United Airlines and Japan Airlines, currently stands at 130 aircraft. In addition, Boom is working with Northrop Grumman for government and defense applications of Overture.

Suppliers and partners collaborating with Boom on the Overture program include Collins Aerospace, Eaton, Safran Landing Systems, Rolls-Royce, the United States Air Force, American Express, Climeworks and AWS.

[mcbammer]

  O.K. , who can explain what 100% sustainable aviation fuel is ? ,  heard it  mentioned  with the  new bill signed by Biden today .

[Bob Riebe]

Refined oil.

[mcbammer]

Refined oil.

  used motor oil ?

[ironglow]

"Sustainable aviation fuel"..  I tried to make some kind of sense of the term, and found what I see as more leftist gibberish.
  It plans on using animal and plant sources, which of course are still carbon based... but will be much more expensive.. 
   Naturally, the left cannot admit that their religion simply considers petroleum as being a sinful product, so by resorting to plant and animal waste products, is somehow more spiritually pure.
 
  Then there is of ciurse, th emention of buying "carbon credits"..you know, the old scheme that allows the super rich to go on producing pollution with their many mansions, limousines, private jets etc.

   https://blog.geaviation.com/sustainability/four-things-to-know-about-sustainable-aviation-fuel-saf/

[mcbammer]

"Sustainable aviation fuel"..  I tried to make some kind of sense of the term, and found what I see as more leftist gibberish.
  It plans on using animal and plant sources, which of course are still carbon based... but will be much more expensive.. 
   Naturally, the left cannot admit that their religion simply considers petroleum as being a sinful product, so by resorting to plant and animal waste products, is somehow more spiritually pure.
 
  Then there is of ciurse, th emention of buying "carbon credits"..you know, the old scheme that allows the super rich to go on producing pollution with their many mansions, limousines, private jets etc.

   https://blog.geaviation.com/sustainability/four-things-to-know-about-sustainable-aviation-fuel-saf/

So its just plain ole Kerosene  at twice the price .

[phalanx]

Nice looking jet. AA shows up in a couple of space related 1960s, 1970s SciFi movies. On the side of a ship.
2001. Shuttle to the rotating space station.
Silent Running. Cargo ship. Some kind of an artificial gravity. No rotation, not disclosed.

[ironglow]

"Sustainable aviation fuel"..  I tried to make some kind of sense of the term, and found what I see as more leftist gibberish.
  It plans on using animal and plant sources, which of course are still carbon based... but will be much more expensive.. 
   Naturally, the left cannot admit that their religion simply considers petroleum as being a sinful product, so by resorting to plant and animal waste products, is somehow more spiritually pure.
 
  Then there is of ciurse, th emention of buying "carbon credits"..you know, the old scheme that allows the super rich to go on producing pollution with their many mansions, limousines, private jets etc.

   https://blog.geaviation.com/sustainability/four-things-to-know-about-sustainable-aviation-fuel-saf/

So its just plain ole Kerosene  at twice the price .

   

  'bout it I guess...along with a hefty serving of "climate change" bullshot !

  Who is this BOOM Corp?  Are they an American firm?

[billy_56081]

As a person who flies weekly, American is pretty low on my list.