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United Airlines Firms eVTOL Order with Payment to Archer
Archer Aviation announced on Aug. 15 that it had received a $10 million pre-delivery payment from United Airlines. Archer secured the order of 100 with United in April 2021. The order was valued at $1 billion, meaning United Airlines put…
June 3, 2021 12:49 pm ET -
United Looks Towards Supersonic Transport with Start-Up Investment
United Airlines and start-up company Boom Supersonic have announced an agreement for up to 50 supersonic aircraft to be delivered from 2029 onwards, potentially making United the first airline in the world to receive a passenger supersonic jet since Concorde.…
December 6, 2017 8:00 am ET -
Betting on the Future: Boom Supersonic Gets a New Investor
Imagine if the Concorde took to the skies again. The iconic Concorde, except smaller, faster and able to traverse entire continents and oceans in a matter of a couple of hours. The next aircraft of the future. Partnering with eccentric British…
June 21, 2017 8:46 am ET -
Supersonic Airliner Scores Big in Paris
Boom Supersonic, an aircraft manufacturer developing a supersonic airliner, has announced that orders have tripled during this year’s Paris Air Show for its first aircraft. While specific airlines were not mentioned in the press release other than Virgin Atlantic which…
March 27, 2017 9:23 pm ET -
Boom and The Hopeful Future for Supersonic Commercial Flight
The Concorde was the jet-airliner of its time, with the ability to travel twice the speed of sound (Mach 2.0), a higher than normal (60,000 feet), and seating for 92-128 passengers. The Concorde first entered into service in 1976 and…