United Airlines Is Buying 15 Supersonic ‘Net-Zero Carbon’ Jets From Boom Supersonic, Will Fly ‘Twice As Fast As Today’s Passenger Jets’

On Thursday, United Airlines agreed to purchase 15 supersonic aircraft from Boom Supersonic, with a further option to purchase an additional 35 jets.

Boom Supersonic announced that United was the first U.S. airline to sign an aircraft purchase agreement and will “purchase 15 of Boom’s ‘Overture’ airliners” once they meet “United’s demanding safety, operating and sustainability requirements.”