'Project Thunderbird' announcement expected at PTI
The announcement is scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday.
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The announcement is scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday.
The Triad may learn next week whether Boom Supersonic, an aspiring Denver-based airplane manufacturer, is at the heart of a potential high-yield economic-development project at Piedmont Triad International Airport.
The local incentives come in addition to $100 million granted by the state in the hopes of enticing an unnamed company to the airport.
The fastest commercial flights are closer than ever to becoming a reality, with Boom Supersonic’s Overture airliner set to succeed where the famous Concorde had failed – it will fly people anywhere in the world, twice as fast compared to current aircraft, without costing a fortune and without the deafening sound. North Carolina could become the place where supersonic history is written.
An aspiring Denver-based supersonic airplane manufacturer appears to be at the heart of a potential high-yield economic-development at Piedmont Triad International Airport.