Category: Supersonic

‘My Family Is Gone’: No Survivors Aboard Plane That Triggered Supersonic F-16 Response

June 5, 2023
District of ColumbiaRegional & State NewsState NewsSupersonicUS
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Search and rescue crews have found no survivors at the wreckage of the small plane that went silent, triggering a national security response in D.C.’s restricted airspace on Sunday afternoon. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) scrambled F-16 fighter jets in an attempt to reach its pilot when authorities saw the plane flying erratically and without…

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American Airlines to Buy 20 Supersonic Airliners From Boom Supersonic

August 16, 2022
American AirlinesBusiness & MarketsCompaniesSupersonicUS
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American Airlines announced that it has agreed to purchase 20 supersonic Overture planes from Boom Supersonic, both companies said on Aug. 20. American also paid an undisclosed amount as a nonrefundable deposit for the order, which it could expand to an additional 40 supersonic planes. The new supersonic airliner design, which has not gone into…

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Deep Dive (June 4): United Airlines Buys 15 Supersonic Jets That Can Slash Travel Time in Half

June 4, 2021
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President Joe Biden proposes creating a minimum corporate tax rate of 15 percent as a way to pay for an infrastructure bill. That’s down from the initially proposed 28 percent. The Treasury Department also discussed the global corporate minimum tax rate during a recent meeting with G-20 leaders, saying 15 percent should be the minimum. Biden also…

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