Ex-Boeing executive joins Boom as Senior VP of Overture’s propulsion system

Boom Supersonic has appointed Scott Powell as the senior vice president of Symphony, the propulsion system for Overture. In this role, Powell will be responsible for leading the development, industrialization, certification, and integration of Symphony. Powell brings nearly four decades of propulsion leadership in some of the world’s premier aerospace programs Boom announced the development of the Symphony propulsion system designed and optimized for Boom’s Overture supersonic airliner back in December 2022. The engine is designed to deliver 25% more time on wing and provide 10% operating cost savings to airline customers. “We’ve made significant design progress on Symphony,” said Blake