Overture

“We're breaking ground on the plant to build it, and we will be in production by the end of 24. We'll have the first airplane in 26, and we'll start flight testing it in 27.”

“And our goal is to spend two years in that flight test campaign and then be certified to carry passengers by the end of 2029.”

“We did XB one because we knew we would make mistakes and we wanted to make the mistakes on a small, simpler airplane before we went and did that the big airplane, because those learnings would be what would enable the big airplane overture to be a success.”

“So this meets the same most stringent noise standards that apply to latest generation subsonic airplanes.”

“And then for Overture One, we've said, look, we want to focus on business class. And so we've designed that airplane such that it will be profitable for airlines at fares a quarter of what was charged on Concorde.”

“Just about the longest non-stop route would be Tokyo to Seattle. In four and a half hours, and just pause on that for a second, four and a half hours across the Pacific.”