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A new bipartisan bill aims to lift the 52-year ban on supersonic flight


U.S. lawmakers introduced Wednesday the Supersonic Aviation Modernization Act in a bid to revise the FAA's 52-year ban on supersonic flight over U.S.

The bipartisan legislation – introduced by Senator Ted Budd (R-NC), Aviation Subcommittee Chair Troy Nehls (R-TX), and Representative Sharice Davids (D-KS) – would allow supersonic travel, provided no audible sonic boom reaches the ground. Boom completed a supersonic airline factory in Greensboro roughly a year ago, after receiving more than $100 million in state incentives in 2022. Texas has an interest, too: Boom is making the engine that powers its Overture supersonic airline in San Antonio in partnership with the aerospace company StandardAero.

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