American Airlines buy in to Boom, despite significant uncertainties
American Airlines is the second US carrier to sign with Boom Supersonic. The airline plans for 20 Overture deliveries, plus another 40 options.
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DLD 394: Farnborough Follow-up
Despite being one of the slowest major air shows for new order announcements in years, Farnborough 2022 offered plenty of news.
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Boom Overture adds engines in design revamp
Boom Supersonic announced the final design selection for its planned Overture supersonic jet. Now sporting four engines mounted on gull wings, as well as a...
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Boom building at Greensboro, new environmental concerns revealed
Boom Supersonic announced plans for a "Superfactory in North Carolina to build its flagship Overture aircraft. Against the backdrop of this progress, however, come new...
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Boom fires up the engines on XB-1 supersonic demonstrator
The Boom Supersonic XB-1 engines are installed and running. The company released an update on the flight test program progress, including details on the installation...
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DLD 366: A fresh start
A new year, and we're ready to go with fresh hot takes on all the latest aviation news.
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United, ZeroAvia see hydrogen-powered regional jets by the end of the decade
United Airlines wants to power some of its regional jets with hydrogen by the end of the decade. The company announced a deal with ZeroAvia...
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DLD 326: Driven!
An aviation podcast talking about driving? Sometimes that's the only viable option, and it is strange. Plus, so are we.
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A fleet of salvage-priced planes
Does it matter that airlines are flying planes worth more in the scrap yard than they are to a new owner? Probably not, but United's...
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Boom Supersonic picks an engine manufacturer (for further discussions)
Should the Boom Supersonic jet take flight later this decade there's a very strong chance it will be powered by Rolls-Royce engines. While this is...
