Boom Supersonic is one step closer to launching the spiritual heir to the Concorde. The US firm’s XB-1 prototype reached a ...

NASA plans to test its X-59 aircraft this year, paving the way for the return of supersonic commercial flights for the first ...

SON of Concorde’ XB-1 jet is “on track” to break the sound barrier in early 2025, makers of the supersonic plane have announced. In its first major update of the year, ...

The Concorde, the last and one of only two large passenger jet aircraft in history, retired over twenty years ago. Many ...

If NASA’s bet on its newest X-plane pays off, the long-nosed aircraft could revolutionize commercial aviation. That is, if ...

Commercial supersonic flight sped closer to returning as the Boom Supersonic XB-1 prototype reached a transonic speed of Mach ...

Even so, XB-1’s successes stand in contrast to the X-59 program, a government-backed effort to develop “Quiet SuperSonic Technology.” This program began in 2016, and long-established aerospace giant ...

Getting a new airline off the ground can be the easy part ... But this wasn't enough to save the company from going under. And then there's Concorde. The elegant supersonic jet was the preferred ...

Getty Images Air France and British Airways each had seven Concorde planes In November 1956 he became chairman of the newly formed Supersonic Transport Aircraft Committee, or STAC. Britain and ...

A US supersonic jet racing to become the next Concorde has reached another major milestone ahead of an even bigger step coming early next year. Supersonic aircraft XB-1, dubbed the "Son of ...