Overview

• The order directs the FAA to develop an interim noise-based certification standard that balances community acceptability, economic reasonableness and technological feasibility.
• Boom Supersonic’s Overture aircraft has secured about 130 pre-orders from American Airlines, United Airlines and Japan Airlines.
• January tests of the XB-1 demonstrator in California’s Mojave Desert validated quieter supersonic performance using boomless cruise technology.
• By halving transcontinental flight times, the new jets could link New York and Los Angeles in four hours and unlock more than 600 potential routes.
• Industry leaders say the deregulation will reinforce U.S. aerospace innovation leadership and drive growth across the national economy.