Tag: Boom Supersonic
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EDITORIAL: Is Colorado creating an anti-innovation economy?
For decades, Colorado has been an incubator of high-tech and aerospace ingenuity. Unfortunately, the state’s revised reputation for smothering innovation is spreading. The Colorado Chamber of Commerce found that 98 companies left Colorado or decided against moving here, many in high-tech industries. Now, a Colorado-based innovator on the cutting edge of supersonic passenger travel could…
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Colorado-based Boom Supersonic tabs new engine design team
Boom Supersonic, the Colorado startup at Centennial Airport that hopes to build the next generation supersonic airplane, unveiled a team of partners to design powerful engines for the sleek craft, according to a Tuesday news release. Boom has taken commitments from American Airlines and two other carriers for a 65-to-80 passenger supersonic airliner. In September the…
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Centennial’s Boom Supersonic aims to build supersonic jets in North Carolina
Centennial-based aviation company Boom Supersonic wants to build a plant for next-generation supersonic passenger jets at a North Carolina airport, government officials said Wednesday as local and state boards approved hefty financial incentives for the parent company. If successful, the manufacturing and testing operation at Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro could generate at least…
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United Airlines agrees to buy supersonic airliners from Denver-based company
United Airlines is aiming for a new type of traveling experience by the end of the decade — a very fast way of traveling. The Chicago-based airline — a major presence at Denver International Airport — announced Thursday it had agreed to buy 15 Overture airliners from Denver-based aerospace company Boom Supersonic, with the option…