North Carolina chosen for supersonic passenger jet plant

A Colorado-based aviation company announced on Wednesday that it has chosen a North Carolina airport as the location for a plant that will manufacture next-generation supersonic passenger jets. If successful, its investment could create more than 2,000 jobs in the region over the next decade while cutting flight times significantly for a post-Concorde generation of consumers. Boom Supersonic announced that Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro will be the home for its first full-scale manufacturing facility, including the final assembly line, testing and delivery center for its proposed Overture supersonic airliner. Boom estimates it will create 1,750 jobs by 2030, with a goal of reaching 2,400 jobs by 2032. State and local governments have offered $230 million in financial incentives to make the project a reality, including money for airport improvements, which the legislature approved in November, and other sweeteners approved on Wednesday. As is the case with most such projects, some of the incentives going to Boom Technology, the company’s parent, will be canceled if it doesn’t meet job-creation goals and invest at least $450m in the plant.<br/>