Boom partners with Japan Airlines

摘要

Boom Supersonic, the Colorado start-up developing a new-generation supersonic airliner, has announced a strategic partnership with Japan Airlines (JAL). The Japanese carrier will collaborate with Boom on aircraft design and defining the passenger experience, and it has signed an option to purchase up to 20 aircraft through a pre-order arrangement. Boom said it had been working with JAL for over a year "behind the scenes". Boom intends to fly its XB-1 to demonstrate technologies that can be put into a future supersonic airliner seating up to 55 passengers, which will be 170ft (51m) long, have a 60ft (18m) wingspan and a Mach 2.2 long-range cruise speed and offer 9,000 nautical miles (16,668km) range. Earlier in 2017, Boom said it has secured 76 orders for its future supersonic airliner, with Virgin Atlantic having signed for ten aircraft.