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Kratos Selected as Engine Design Team for Boom-led Collaboration on Symphony™, the Sustainable and Cost-Efficient Engine for Overture

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Tuesday, December 13, 2022
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Symphony will be a bespoke design leveraging proven technologies and materials to achieve optimal supersonic performance and efficiency.

Key Points: 
  • Symphony will be a bespoke design leveraging proven technologies and materials to achieve optimal supersonic performance and efficiency.
  • Overture’s new propulsion system is expected to operate at net zero carbon and meet Chapter 14 noise levels.
  • “Developing a supersonic engine specifically for Overture offers by far the best value proposition for our customers,” said Blake Scholl, Founder and CEO of Boom Supersonic.
  • Applying our leading technology and engine design experience and capabilities for supersonic applications for military and commercial programs and systems has been a long-term strategic focus for Kratos.

Boom Supersonic Announces FlightSafety International As Overture Flight Training Partner

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Thursday, December 15, 2022
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DENVER, Dec. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Boom Supersonic, the company building the world's fastest airliner, today announced FlightSafety International (FSI) as its exclusive partner for Overture supersonic flight training and education. FSI is the premier professional aviation training company and supplier of flight simulators to the world's leading commercial aircraft manufacturers and operators.

Key Points: 
  • DENVER, Dec. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Boom Supersonic , the company building the world's fastest airliner, today announced FlightSafety International (FSI) as its exclusive partner for Overture supersonic flight training and education.
  • FSI will develop a training program and curriculum for Overture pilots, mechanics, and cabin crew, specifically tailored for supersonic flight and operations.
  • The comprehensive training program will leverage the expertise of professional FAA-and EASA-qualified instructors, and include state-of-the-art flight simulators and training environments.
  • They will also provide full-flight simulators and training curriculum for advanced flight training.

Leading Agricultural Carbon Removal Company Eion Closes $12 Million Series A to Scale Production of CarbonLock™ Technology

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Thursday, December 15, 2022
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PRINCETON, N.J., Dec. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Eion , a permanent carbon removal technology company, today announced the close of a Series A funding round exceeding $12 million.

Key Points: 
  • PRINCETON, N.J., Dec. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Eion , a permanent carbon removal technology company, today announced the close of a Series A funding round exceeding $12 million.
  • In addition to offering a permanent carbon removal solution, CarbonLock fits seamlessly into current farming practices.
  • In 2021, Stripe Climate entered into a Carbon Removal Purchase Agreement with Eion, noting CarbonLock as a new technology with "high potential to scale."
  • Eion is a carbon removal technology company that offers a scientifically proven, permanent, cost-effective, scalable and nature-based solution for carbon removal and provides a simple way for farmers to capture and permanently remove carbon.

Linux Foundation Announces Overture Maps Foundation to Build Interoperable Open Map Data

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Thursday, December 15, 2022
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SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Linux Foundation, a global nonprofit organization enabling innovation through open source, today announced the formation of the Overture Maps Foundation, a new collaborative effort to develop interoperable open map data as a shared asset that can strengthen mapping services worldwide. The initiative was founded by Amazon Web Services (AWS), Meta, Microsoft, and TomTom and is open to all communities with a common interest in building open map data.

Key Points: 
  • Overture Maps reliable and interoperable open map data will allow developers to build new mapping services worldwide.
  • Overture's mission is to enable current and next-generation map products by creating reliable, easy-to-use, and interoperable open map data.
  • Collaborative Map Building: Overture aims to incorporate data from multiple sources including Overture Members, civic organizations, and open data sources.
  • "By delivering interoperable open map data, Overture provides the foundation for an open metaverse built by creators, developers, and businesses alike."

Boom Supersonic announces Symphony™, the sustainable and cost-efficient engine for Overture

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Tuesday, December 13, 2022
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GREENSBORO, N.C. and DENVER, Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Boom Supersonic, the company building the world's fastest airliner, today announced Symphony, a new propulsion system designed and optimized for its Overture supersonic airliner. Boom also announced that it will be teaming with three industry leaders to develop Symphony including Florida Turbine Technologies (FTT) for engine design, GE Additive for additive technology design consulting, and StandardAero for maintenance.

Key Points: 
  • "Developing a supersonic engine specifically for Overture offers by far the best value proposition for our customers," said Blake Scholl, Founder and CEO of Boom Supersonic.
  • "United and Boom share a passion for making the world dramatically more accessible through sustainable supersonic travel," said Mike Leskinen, President, United Airlines Ventures.
  • Boom has selected Florida Turbine Technologies, a business unit of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., as its engine design team.
  • "We are proud to team with Boom and its Symphony partners and look forward to developing the first bespoke engine for sustainable, economical supersonic flight."

Boom Supersonic announces Symphony™, the sustainable and cost-efficient engine for Overture

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Tuesday, December 13, 2022
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GREENSBORO, N.C. and DENVER, Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Boom Supersonic, the company building the world's fastest airliner, today announced Symphony, a new propulsion system designed and optimized for its Overture supersonic airliner. Boom also announced that it will be teaming with three industry leaders to develop Symphony including Florida Turbine Technologies (FTT) for engine design, GE Additive for additive technology design consulting, and StandardAero for maintenance.

Key Points: 
  • "Developing a supersonic engine specifically for Overture offers by far the best value proposition for our customers," said Blake Scholl, Founder and CEO of Boom Supersonic.
  • "United and Boom share a passion for making the world dramatically more accessible through sustainable supersonic travel," said Mike Leskinen, President, United Airlines Ventures.
  • Boom has selected Florida Turbine Technologies, a business unit of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., as its engine design team.
  • "We are proud to team with Boom and its Symphony partners and look forward to developing the first bespoke engine for sustainable, economical supersonic flight."

Speed saviours - Artemis Aerospace discusses whether aviation is ready for a new era of supersonic travel

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Monday, October 17, 2022
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WISTON, England, Oct. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- When the iconic Concorde landed for the last time at Heathrow Airport in October 2003, the supersonic air travel age had seemingly come to an end.

Key Points: 
  • Until that point, Concorde had enjoyed an unblemished safety record and was considered among the world's safest aircraft.
  • A spate of start-ups with varying degrees of ambition were hoping to realise a new era for supersonic air travel.
  • In the course of planning his start-up, Scholl's research revealed that operational costs were the key to successfully restoring supersonic air travel.
  • Until then, those hoping for a return to the romance of supersonic travel remain undeterred.

Speed saviours - Artemis Aerospace discusses whether aviation is ready for a new era of supersonic travel

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Monday, October 17, 2022
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WISTON, England, Oct. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- When the iconic Concorde landed for the last time at Heathrow Airport in October 2003, the supersonic air travel age had seemingly come to an end.

Key Points: 
  • Until that point, Concorde had enjoyed an unblemished safety record and was considered among the world's safest aircraft.
  • A spate of start-ups with varying degrees of ambition were hoping to realise a new era for supersonic air travel.
  • In the course of planning his start-up, Scholl's research revealed that operational costs were the key to successfully restoring supersonic air travel.
  • Until then, those hoping for a return to the romance of supersonic travel remain undeterred.

Boom Supersonic Announces Tooling and Automation Supplier for Overture Superfactory

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Wednesday, September 28, 2022
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DENVER, Sept. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Boom Supersonic, the company building the world's fastest airliner, optimized for speed, safety, and sustainability, today announced that it has selected Advanced Integration Technology (AIT) as the tooling and automation provider and integrator for the Overture final assembly line. This strategic partnership is an important prerequisite for aircraft production at the Overture Superfactory in Greensboro, North Carolina. Site preparation at the Superfactory is already underway, and groundbreaking is on track for December 2022.

Key Points: 
  • This strategic partnership is an important prerequisite for aircraft production at the Overture Superfactory in Greensboro, North Carolina.
  • Boom's purchase agreement with AIT spans the design, fabrication, and installation of custom tooling for the Overture Superfactory.
  • Boom Supersonic is transforming air travel with Overture, the world's fastest airliner, optimized for speed, safety, and sustainability.
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FORMER CARSON'S ANCHOR STORE AT YORKTOWN CENTER IN LOMBARD, IL TO BE REDEVELOPED INTO A TRANSFORMATIVE MIXED-USE ASSET

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Tuesday, September 27, 2022
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CHICAGO, Sept. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific Retail Capital Partners (PRCP), one of the nation's leading retail developers and operating groups of large open- air and enclosed shopping centers, and Synergy Construction, a development and construction firm, announced today the acquisition and redevelopment of the former Carson's anchor store at Yorktown Center in Lombard, IL.

Key Points: 
  • "As department store buildings around the country become obsolete, communities look to companies like Synergy and Pacific Retail for the next vision for retail malls," said Phil Domenico, Principal, Synergy Construction.
  • Originally opened as the largest shopping center in America in 1968, Yorktown Center had as one of its anchors, Carson Pirie Scott, who enjoyed a 50-year run as a prominent department store in Lombard before closing its doors in 2018.
  • "This project marks the next evolution in our strategic masterplan and vision for Yorktown Center.
  • Founded in 2009, Synergy Construction is a privately held development and construction firm based in Chicago, IL.