Boom Supersonic opens supersonic airliner factory in Greensboro [Video]

A newly-opened Superfactory in Greensboro building supersonic airliners is expected to create thousands of jobs in North Carolina. Located on a 62-acre campus at the Piedmont-Triad International Airport, the Overture Superfactory opened on Monday with a ribbon-cutting featuring state leaders and company executives.Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking hereThe company behind the factory, Boom Supersonic, was founded in 2014 by Blake Scholl, its chief executive officer, in Denver, Colorado. Since its founding, Boom has worked on developing and building supersonic airliners such as its Overture Supersonic Airliner, which goes twice the speed of the average passenger plane. Keep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here.According to Scholl, the new super factory in Greensboro will build 33 supersonic airliners. Scholl says the company hopes to build more nearby factories to accommodate the demand for these planes. Construction on the facility began last …