US EditionCongress considers lifting supersonic flight ban, Colorado startup CEO rejoices
- In May 2025, U.S. legislators introduced the bipartisan Supersonic Aviation Modernization Act to update regulations by permitting supersonic flights over American land for the first time in over five decades, contingent on eliminating audible sonic booms.
- The legislation responds to advances in quiet supersonic technology and aims to modernize outdated rules stemming from concerns about sonic booms disrupting communities.
- The bill requires the FAA to issue regulations allowing supersonic flight over land only if no sonic boom is audible on the ground and authorizes licenses for such flights.
- Boom Supersonic, which operates in Colorado and has manufacturing facilities in North Carolina, supports the legislation. CEO Blake Scholl expressed that allowing supersonic travel that does not produce a disruptive sonic boom is clearly the right move.
- If passed, the act could enable America to lead a new supersonic era, accelerate commercial development, and create thousands of jobs, while maintaining aerospace innovation leadership.
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Winston-Salem JournalCongressional bills would boost Boom Supersonic's future in Greensboro
“Supersonic flight without an audible sonic boom should obviously be allowed," said Blake Scholl, Boom's founder and chief executive.
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Bill to repeal ban of civil supersonic flight over land could open door for Boom Supersonic in Greensboro
WASHINGTON D.C. (WGHP) — Federal legislation filed by a North Carolina senator could open a critical door for a Greensboro factory aiming to achieve commercial supersonic flight. On Monday, Sen. Ted Budd (R-North Carolina) filed the Supersonic Aviation Modernization Act, a bill that would repeal a ban on overland civil supersonic flight. The bill was co-sponsored by Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-Montana).…
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