Overture: The world's
fastest airliner
Mach 1.7. Half the travel time. Fares similar to today's business class.
Overture will fly passengers between global destinations in half the time of today's aircraft, with orders and pre-orders from United, American and Japan Airlines.
Overture, up close
What is supersonic flight?
Supersonic flight means flying faster than the speed of sound, about 660 mph at 60,000 ft. Overture cruises at Mach 1.7, around 1,100 mph and twice the speed of today’s airliners.
Pressure waves
Undisturbed air
Transonic
Supersonic
Cruise Speed Mach 1.7
- Cruise Altitude
- 60,000 ft
- Range
- 4,250 NM
- Passengers
- 60–80
- Global routes
- 600+
- Orders and pre-orders
- 130
- SAF compatible
- 100%
The fastest passenger flight, 1919 to today
Why are we flying at the same speed as in 1958?
In 1976 you could cross the Atlantic at twice the speed of sound. Since Concorde retired in 2003, the fastest flight you can book is no faster than one in the 1960s.
Early airliners
The Atlantic by ocean liner: about 4–5 days
Fastest scheduled passenger aircraft at cruise. Figures approximate. 787 photo: Ken Fielding, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- 1919: Early airliners, Mach 0.13. The Atlantic by ocean liner: about 4–5 days.
- 1936: Douglas DC-3, Mach 0.28. The Atlantic by ocean liner: about 4–5 days.
- 1946: Lockheed Constellation, Mach 0.44. New York → London in about 15½h, two refuelling stops.
- 1952: de Havilland Comet, Mach 0.7. The first jet airliner; the Atlantic still by propeller.
- 1954: Propeller airliners, Mach 0.47. The Comet grounded: back to propellers.
- 1958: Comet 4 and Boeing 707, Mach 0.82. New York → London in about 7h.
- 1976: Concorde, Mach 2.02. London → Washington in under 4 hours.
- 1977: Concorde, Mach 2.02. New York → London in about 3h 30m.
- 2003: Subsonic jets, Mach 0.85. New York → London in about 7h, again.
- Next: Overture, Mach 1.7. New York → London in about 3h 30m.
Global routes,
cut in half
New York → London
3h 40m
Overture · Mach 1.7 · 60,000 ft
6h 30mConventional · 30,000 ft
- 01New York → London3h 40m6h 30m
- 02Paris → Washington DC4h 20m8h 00m
- 03London → Miami4h 40m9h 10m
- 04Tokyo → Honolulu3h 50m6h 45m
- 05Washington DC → London3h 55m6h 45m
- 06Santiago → Miami4h 40m8h 00m
- 07Washington DC → Dublin3h 35m6h 25m
- 08Atlanta → Madrid4h 35m8h 00m
- 09Geneva → New York4h 20m8h 30m
- 10Taipei → Brisbane4h 40m8h 20m
- 11Miami → New York1h 25m2h 30m
- 12Dubai → Kuala Lumpur4h 00m6h 45m
- 13Tokyo → Singapore3h 40m6h 45m
Trusted by the world's
leading airlines
A whole new world at 60,000 feet
A new era of travel
An all-premium cabin with ample room to relax or focus, large windows, premium materials and next-generation connectivity, at fares similar to today’s business class.
- 60,000 ft · Overture
- 30,000 ft · Conventional planes
- 0 ft
Altitude
30,000 ft
Overture at Mach 1.7
Symphony: an engine built for supersonic flight
A shared core for power and flight
No off-the-shelf engine could do this, so Boom is building its own. Symphony shares its core with Superpower, Boom’s natural gas turbine. Once Superpower enters service, its operating experience and reliability data will help inform Symphony’s development.
Discover SuperpowerProgress, piece by piece
Superpower → Symphony
Superpower’s future operating data will help inform Symphony’s development.
XB-1
Proved the aerodynamics and materials in supersonic flight in 2025.
Built to fly on
sustainable aviation fuel
Designed to run on up to 100% SAF
Our goal is to connect the world faster with net-zero carbon emissions. Designing Overture for 100% SAF is a key step toward that future.
Built at the Overture
Superfactory
Overture will be built at Boom's Superfactory in Greensboro, North Carolina.
See the Superfactory