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Boom’s airliner may be delayed, and its data center power business lost a customer.

Boom Supersonic CEO Blake Scholl speaks during the unveiling of a factory dedicated to manufacturing natural gas turbines for AI data centers.

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Boom Supersonic CEO Blake Scholl speaks during the unveiling of a factory dedicated to manufacturing natural gas turbines for AI data centers.

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Boom Supersonic

Boom Supersonic CEO Blake Scholl recently declared “it’s time for a renaissance in energy and in supersonic flight” as the supersonic airliner company unveiled a Colorado factory dedicated to making gas turbines for AI data centers. But Boom may be facing turbulence after early backers for both ventures have questioned the company’s delivery timeline or backed out entirely.

One of the company’s first customers, United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby, has expressed doubts about Boom’s original plan to deliver the first Overture supersonic airliner in 2029.…