Supersonic passenger jet firm raises $100 million, aims for 2019 test flights

Boom Supersonic

Founded in 2014, Colorado-based Boom Supersonic says it has been making steady technical development toward the return of supersonic civilian travel. Now it has some considerable resources, as well. On Friday, the company announced that it has raised $100 million in Series B financing, bringing its total funding to more than $141 million.

"This new funding allows us to advance work on Overture, the world's first economically viable supersonic airliner," said Blake Scholl, founder and CEO of Boom Supersonic, in a news release.

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