# Boom Supersonic's Overture airliner faces delays as it pivots to AI data center turbines

> Original title: Supersonic airliner in doubt as company shifts to powering AI data centers

- Source: Ars Technica · AI
- Published: 2026-10-30T21:41:54.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/iv8mhxsiin7kn3k4lr5jo04r3
- Original: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/10/united-airlines-ceo-doubts-supersonic-airliner-from-boom-will-be-ready-by-2029/

## Summary

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby says Boom's plan to deliver the Overture supersonic airliner in 2029 will take longer. Boom is shifting focus to Superpower, a 42-megawatt natural gas turbine for AI data centers, after losing a $1.25 billion Crusoe deal in September.