Supersonic Commercial Flight
This company is in the pipeline of America 2030, IPO CLUB’s $50M, actively managed secondary fund focused on U.S. defense, energy, security, and AI.
Boom Supersonics rendering of the Overture .
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Supersonic Flight?
Who can remember Concorde? I know I can, and Boom Supersonic most definitely does. The reason for that is that they are looking back at the Concorde and learning from its mistakes. The reason that the Concorde failed was high maintenance costs, too expensive tickets because of the fuel usage, and other factors like the Air France 4590 crash. It used approximately 6771 gallons of fuel per flight. A very high amount that made it difficult for the airlines to make a profit. The Overture from Boom is planning to solely use Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), contrary to conventional kerosene. And since the 2000s flight technology has advanced drastically, and planes like the Overture don’t need to use afterburners to get to supersonic speeds which is a massive difference and part of what makes this project possible. But these speeds are slightly lower than the Concorde (Mach 1.7 - Mach 2.0) but is a much more achievable goal.
In our opinion, and Booms opinion, the biggest issue today was the sound. If you dont remember, watch a video of the concorde taking off. This noise created massive issues for it. People did not enjoy getting deafened every time the concorde went over their area. So the Concorde was limited to trans atlantic flights, as not to fly over much land. In 2025 “Boomless Cruise” was achieved by the XB-1, Overtures brother. According to Boom Supersonic: “During its historic first supersonic flight on January 28, 2025, Boom’s demonstrator aircraft, XB-1, broke the sound barrier three times without generating a sonic boom that reached the ground demonstrating that quiet supersonic travel is possible.” We see this with great excitement and potential for Commercial Supersonic flight. This is being brought to the Overture and will soon be shown. The plan is to fly faster than subsonic flights in general, but only hit the max speeds over water because of regulation.
Source: Pennsylvania State University Acoustical Model of Mach cutoff Flight
How are they planning to produce these?
How would something like this be created? First of all, you need a place to build it. Boom chose Greensboro, North Carolina — right next to Piedmont Triad International Airport. Then you need to actually construct the thing. The company worked with BE&K Building Group to get it built, and BRPH handled the design. It’s not just a big warehouse either — the whole building is LEED certified and designed to be around 40% more energy efficient than similar manufacturing sites. So it’s not just about speed in the air, but also smarter building on the ground.
The Overture Superfactory is where Boom will produce its supersonic aircraft, and they’ve built it with scale in mind. The first assembly line will be able to produce 33 aircraft a year. And they’re already planning to double that with a second line — so 66 planes per year in total. These aren’t concept models or experiments. The idea is full production and delivery, just like with any other commercial airline. Once the building was done, the next step was outfitting it. Boom is working with a company called AIT (Advanced Integration Technology) to install the tooling. The first major piece to go in is something called a test cell. This is where they’ll test out the production process, train staff, and basically make sure everything works before full assembly begins. According to economists, the factory is expected to add more than 2,400 jobs and generate over $32 billion for North Carolina’s economy in the next 20 years.
Overture Superfactory, Greensboro, North Carolina.
When is it planned to commence commercial flight?
According to Boom Supersonic’s current timeline, assembly of the first Overture aircraft is set to begin between 2026 and 2027. That marks the shift from infrastructure and testing to actual production — the stage where parts come together, systems are integrated, and a full-scale aircraft takes shape for the first time. Once assembly begins, the first Overture aircraft will be used for certification testing, a process that includes extensive ground and flight trials to meet safety and performance standards. The first flight is targeted for 2027 or 2028, followed by regulatory review, certification, and final adjustments before any aircraft can enter commercial service.
Deliveries to customers are expected to begin in 2029. By that point, Boom plans to have a consistent production rate established, with delivery slots already secured by major carriers. The production ramp-up and handover process will be closely tied to certification timelines and regulatory approvals, but Boom has publicly committed to making commercial supersonic flight available by the end of the decade. This aligns perfectly with our thesis at America 2030, since they are planning to fly commercially in 2030. This means that we expect the company to be at its highest at that point.
Picture of XB-1 Boomless Cruise. Credit: NASA
Financing Status
Building a supersonic airliner from scratch isn’t cheap, and Boom Supersonic has been raising serious capital to make it happen. As of November 2023, the company had secured over $700 million in total funding, coming from a mix of venture capital, strategic partners, and high-profile individual investors.
In December 2024, Boom closed a $100 million round. It was a down round, meaning the valuation was lower than before, but it fully funded the development of the first prototype of Boom’s in-house engine, Symphony. That round included names like Alexander Gerko, Bessemer Venture Partners, Michael Moritz, Reid Hoffman, Sam Altman, and Y Combinator. Not exactly small players.
Before that, in November 2024, Boom raised nearly $300 million in its Series A round. This round brought in even more key backers — including the NEOM Investment Fund, Emerson Collective, Y Combinator Continuity, and early leaders from companies like Google and Airbnb. The U.S. Air Force has also been involved, alongside firms like Celesta Capital and Momentum Ventures. So where’s all that money going? Mostly into the Overture airliner and the Symphony engine program. Boom made the decision to bring engine development in-house after struggling to find an external partner willing to commit to a supersonic engine. Now they’re doing it themselves, with the first Symphony prototype expected to produce thrust by late 2025.
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