Supersonic planes will burn significantly more fuel than current aircraft, resulting in higher emissions of carbon dioxide, ...

NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft has taken another successful step toward flight with the conclusion of a series of engine performance tests.

Piloted by former US Navy aviator Tristan "Geppetto" Brandenburg, XB-1 took off from the Mojave Air and Space Port in ...

The experimental XB-1 aircraft, made by US company Boom Supersonic, flew faster than the speed of sound on 28 January. The achievement is the first time any civil aircraft has gone supersonic over ...

The test flight for the Boom Supersonic XB-1, a prototype aircraft that many tout as the Concorde’s successor, will be livestreamed at 6:45 a.m. PST on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, from Mojave north ...

It's been over 21 years since the last Concorde supersonic aircraft retired, marking the first time that humanity completely lost a technological capability. In this case, a commercial aircraft ...

An artist's impression of Boom Supersonic's Overture aircraft. Source: Boom Supersonic The company has now completed 11 test flights, and it is incrementally working toward supersonic speed.

This week, a sleek white jet became the first privately built aircraft to fly faster than sound, soaring high above the Mojave Desert as a crowd watched in excitement ...

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator plane just went supersonic in the skies over California's Mojave Desert, making it the first civil aircraft to break the sound barrier. The American startup's plane ...