American Airlines to buy 20 jets from Boom Supersonic

American Airlines to buy supersonic jets amid clamor for ultra-fast travel.

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Boom’s Overture four-engine jets promise speeds of up to Mach 1.7 over water

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which is twice the speed of today’s fastest commercial aircraft

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Jet can fly from Miami to London in just under five hours, rather than the standard nine hours.

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Boom Supersonic is developing a new generation of supersonic passenger jets that will fly at speeds of up to 1,451mph (2,335km/h).

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The company was founded in 2014 by Blake Scholl, a former pilot and commercial space entrepreneur.

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The XB-1 is a subscale demonstrator of Boom's planned two-seat supersonic jet, the Overture.

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