Boom Supersonic
Production Company: Boom
Feature: Reaches Mach 2.2
EST. Cost of Production: $200 Million
Concorde, the British-French supersonic jet, flew its final flight in 2003, marking nearly two decades since a commercial aircraft capable of traveling at supersonic speeds. Boom, a Denver-based business, hopes to break the drought via “Overture” by 2026. Boom’s supersonic aircraft is expected to travel at Mach 2.2 (or little more than twice the speed of sound) thanks to engines developed by Rolls Royce. At those speeds, the Overture’s 55 passengers could reach places all over the world in half the time they do now.
Boom Supersonic
A220-500
Production Company: Airbus
Feature: More Space
EST. Cost of Production: <$91.5 Million*
The Airbus A220 is a fleet of narrow-body aircrafts that seat five passengers per row in seats that are at least a foot and a half wide, providing adequate personal space for passengers. In contrast to the former variants in the fleet, which had a maximum capacity of roughly 130 passengers, the new A220-500 type will have a minimum capacity of 150 passengers. As demonstrated by the Airbus A220-500, more passengers do not usually imply less space. Aside from the larger seats, this plane will have larger overhead compartments and two windows per row instead of one.
A220 500
