US executive order directs the FAA to lift the ban on overland supersonic flight

Boom Supersonic/Overture

Executive Order 14304 directed the FAA to repeal the ban on civil supersonic flight over land within 180 days and set an interim noise-based certification standard. The order removed the main regulatory obstacle to supersonic airliners such as Boom's Overture flying overland routes in the U.S.

• Executive order mandates FAA repeal of regulations 14 CFR 91.817, 91.819, and 91.821 within 180 days.
• FAA must establish noise-based certification standards within 18 months, with final rules due in 24 months.
• Order frames the ban as outdated and overly restrictive after over 50 years.
• Enables Boom Overture and other supersonic airliners to fly overland routes in the United States.