Overview
- The Wall Street Journal reports NFL executives are monitoring Boom Supersonic and other projects as a potential solution to travel and scheduling hurdles for a team or division in Europe.
- Boom’s planned Overture airliner targets passenger service by 2029 and markets New York–London flights in under four hours if certified and successful.
- Projected Overture capacity of 60–80 seats falls well short of an NFL travel party of about 200, leaving multiple charters and equipment transport as unresolved logistics.
- AeroTime notes a U.S. ban on overland supersonic flight remains in place as lawmakers propose updated certification and noise rules, while NASA’s X-59 begins testing to inform future standards and Boom’s XB-1 has broken the sound barrier.
- The NFL continues to grow its European presence with regular-season games in cities including London, Dublin, Berlin and Madrid, but it has announced no formal timeline or commitment for permanent teams overseas.