American Airlines (AA) said in a statement that it had paid a deposit and had an option for 40 additional planes.
In June 2021, United Airlines had already committed to 15 Overture aircraft with an option for 35 additional machines.
While the amount of the contract is being kept secret, Boom has nevertheless confirmed that the company is aiming for a price of $200 million per aircraft.
According to Boom, the Overture, with a capacity of 65 to 80 passengers, will be able to reach Mach 1.7, or around 2,100 km/h, twice the speed of the fastest airliners currently in service.
On some routes, Boom expects travel time to be cut in half compared to current flight times. Connecting Miami to London would thus take less than five hours, compared to just under nine hours today.
The line of the Overture, whose autonomy reaches 7,800 km, resembles that of the Concorde.
In service from 1976 to 2003 with Air France and British Airways, the Concorde was never profitable and the abandonment of its operation was precipitated by the accident of an aircraft during take-off from Paris-Charles airport. -de-Gaulle, which killed 113 people in July 2000.
The Overture is expected to be powered by 100% sustainable aviation fuel, made from biomass, used oils and, in the future, even CO2 captured and green hydrogen.
Before being able to transport passengers, the Overture will have to obtain the green light from the regulatory authorities, in particular the authorization to fly at an altitude of around 18 kilometers, whereas the limit is currently set at just under 13 km for a jet airliner.
