New supersonic jet aims to fly Paris-New York in 3 hours Fifty years after the first test flight of the Concorde, an American company has presented its project to restore commercial supersonic flight within the next few years at the Paris International Air Show. Founder and CEO of Boom Airlines, Blake Scholl, says the "Overture" will be capable of carrying around 50 passengers from Paris to New York in just 3 hours and 15 minutes by 2027, travelling at a speed of Mach 2.2, which is more than twice the speed of sound. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES