According to Ars Technica, Kirby said on a podcast released October 28: "'29 is their official timeline. It's not going to happen in '29—it's going to take longer." United, American Airlines and Japan Airlines have conditional agreements to buy the aircraft. Boom's Overture factory in Greensboro, North Carolina, built in 2024 with more than $50 million in state funding, has mostly sat dormant since.
On October 22, Boom unveiled a factory in Centennial, Colorado, to produce Superpower, a 42-megawatt natural gas turbine for data centers. The company plans to deliver the first turbines in mid-2027, ramping to 25 turbines a year in 2028 and 50 in 2029. CEO Blake Scholl acknowledged in September that a $1.25 billion deal to sell 29 turbines to Crusoe had been lost, and said about 250 megawatts would be delivered to other sites next year, without naming customers.
The Sprint Core turbine core, meant to power both Superpower and the airliner's Symphony engine, is due to be fired for the first time before Thanksgiving. Boom did not respond to Ars Technica's request for comment.