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BOOM doesn't have an engine. Can't fly a plane without an engine. That's why Delta took a pass.
Man if only American Airlines would have known that before they agreed to buy 20 planes. You better hurry up and get on the phone and let them know because obviously you know more than they do.
Man if only American Airlines would have known that before they agreed to buy 20 planes. You better hurry up and get on the phone and let them know because obviously you know more than they do.
American Airlines knows it. Everyone knows it. If BOOM doesn't produce, it costs AA nothing, except possibly their deposit if BOOM goes out of business. BOOM will be taken seriously once they have successfully built and successfully tested the new plane (assuming that they don't run out of money first). They are currently years behind schedule, but maybe they will succeed where others have tried and failed.
There's many hurdles for BOOM to clear. Many. Assuming they produce the planes, and assuming they're purchased and put into service, they'll still have to prove themselves profitable to the carriers. With no other known suitors at the time for the PTI Megasite, it made sense to take the risk. It it may well turn out to have been a wise decision, but this is no Toyota battery slam dunk.
And a new hurdle for Boom. Rolls-Royce is exiting the project. As the engine manufacturer that was set to collaborate with Boom in developing the engines for this revolutionary aircraft as the supersonic business aviation market is not a priority.
Considering that current timelines have them having a prototype ready in 2025, that gives Boom 40 months to find a new partner in developing an engine and putting the whole plane together (at least the prototype). Pretty optimistic for a company that already doesn't have engines built or a factory in which to build those planes.
We'll see.... but this seems to be a pretty big problem.
Their timeline seems incredibly optimistic given they don't have an engine supplier now....
Also interesting to see American Airlines qualifying they still don't have a finalized purchase agreement and making it clear Boom needs to meet requirements in order to get more money from them in the wake of this news.
According to Business Insider today, Boom is having trouble finding an alternative supplier for the engine after Rolls-Royce backed out.
“After Rolls-Royce’s comments, GE Aviation, Honeywell and Safran Aircraft Engines all have told FlightGlobal that they are not currently interested in making a supersonic engine for Boom. Pratt & Whitney, another company capable of making such an engine is also hesitant to participate, with chief sustainability officer Graham Webb calling supersonic jets “tangential”. “
Unless something changes, this will be the end of BOOM.
Boom's only option is going to be building its own engine (a space where it has limited to no expertise). If they pull that off, it would be miraculous and they could own the intellectual property on a supersonic engine that runs on sustainable fuel entirely themselves making Boom very valuable. Personally, I'm unsure they'll be able to pull it off with a leadership team better at marketing / getting attention in the press than designing airplanes. The Boom team will need more cash / investors to build their own engine, hence their communications team is keeping the positive spin in the media right now despite this massive headwind.
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