{"id":295088,"date":"2026-10-30T21:41:54","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T21:41:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ushopwell.com\/ublog\/supersonic-airliner-in-doubt-as-company-shifts-to-powering-ai-data-centers\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T21:41:54","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T21:41:54","slug":"supersonic-airliner-in-doubt-as-company-shifts-to-powering-ai-data-centers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ushopwell.com\/ublog\/supersonic-airliner-in-doubt-as-company-shifts-to-powering-ai-data-centers\/","title":{"rendered":"Supersonic airliner in doubt as company shifts to powering AI data centers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Boom Supersonic CEO Blake Scholl recently declared \u201cit\u2019s time for a renaissance in energy and in supersonic flight\u201d as the supersonic airliner company unveiled a Colorado factory dedicated to making gas turbines for AI data centers. But Boom may be facing turbulence after early backers for both ventures have questioned the company\u2019s delivery timeline or backed out entirely.<\/p>\n<p>One of the company\u2019s first customers, United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby, has expressed doubts about Boom\u2019s original plan to deliver the first Overture supersonic airliner in 2029. Kirby\u2019s latest frank assessment came during an interview with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LnorCpBR3aA\">Office Hours: Business Edition<\/a> podcast that appeared on October 28, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u201829 is their official timeline,\u201d Kirby told podcast host Monica Langley. \u201cIt\u2019s not going to happen in \u201829\u2014it\u2019s going to take longer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gadgets\/2026\/10\/united-airlines-ceo-doubts-supersonic-airliner-from-boom-will-be-ready-by-2029\/\">Read full article<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gadgets\/2026\/10\/united-airlines-ceo-doubts-supersonic-airliner-from-boom-will-be-ready-by-2029\/#comments\">Comments<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wpematico_credit\"><small>Powered by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wpematico.com\" target=\"_blank\">WPeMatico<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boom Supersonic CEO Blake Scholl recently declared \u201cit\u2019s time for a renaissance in energy and in supersonic flight\u201d as the supersonic airliner company unveiled a Colorado factory dedicated to making gas turbines for AI data centers. But Boom may be facing turbulence after early backers for both ventures have questioned the company\u2019s delivery timeline or backed out entirely. 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