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Boom's Supersonic Jet is Facing a Lack of Interest From Engine Suppliers

posted by janrinok on Tuesday September 20 2022, @01:21PM   Printer-friendly
from the more-of-a-muffled-'pop' dept.

upstart writes:

Boom's supersonic jet is facing a lack of interest from engine suppliers:

Boom recently lost its jet engine partner for the Overture supersonic jet, and other major engine manufacturers aren't interested in the project either, Insider has reported. After Boom signed an "engagement agreement" with Rolls-Royce for supersonic jet engines back in 2020, the latter announced last week that it had left the project. Now, other major jet engine manufacturers including Pratt & Whitney, GE Aviation, Honeywell and Safran Aircraft Engines have told FlightGlobal they're not currently interested in supersonic aircraft.

Boom said that the project is still on track, though, and that it will soon announce an engine partner. "We can reconfirm our intention to announce Boom's selected engine partner and transformational approach for reliable, cost-effective, and sustainable supersonic flight, later this year." Boom told Insider. The company has 20 airplanes on order from American Airlines and 15 from United. It plans to build build a factory in California and start flying passengers by 2029.

For its part, Rolls-Royce said that "after careful consideration... [we] have determined that the commercial aviation supersonic market is not currently a priority for us and, therefore, will not pursue further work on the program at this time."

Previously: Airlines are Trying to Resurrect the Concorde Era

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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 20 2022, @02:30PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 20 2022, @02:30PM (#1272566)

    Just from reading TFS this "project" sounds like the kind of marketing drivel that passes for research in biomedicine these days. Visionary leadership with a bold plan, just need suckers on the hook to pay for it and suckers on the hook to deliver it.

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  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 20 2022, @03:36PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 20 2022, @03:36PM (#1272580)

    That's why they hire all those eggheads, to achieve the great vision of the upper management! They don't have to solve the problems, mind you, just make enough visible progress to bring in VC funding or to be bought up by one of the Big Boys.