Boom Technology’s XB-1 test plane. On January 28, 2025, it became the first commercial-type aircraft to fly supersonic since the Concorde in 2003. Today, for the first time since Concorde was retired ...

Ready that gin and tonic — because once again we’re going supersonic - A quarter of a century after concorde lucas chancellor ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The return of supersonic travel has been remarkably slow for something faster than the speed of sound, but a major milestone was ...

A private company aiming to build the first supersonic airliner since the Concorde retired more than two decades ago achieved its first sound-barrier-busting flight over California's Mojave desert on ...

Concorde's maiden flight was in January 1976, and one is now a visitor attraction at Manchester Airport. A ceremony is held to mark the beginning of building the 20,000-capacity arena. Former travel ...

The extensive archive of British test pilot Brian Trubshaw, including his logbooks and personal effects, is being put up for auction by his wife. Trubshaw was a national hero, notably being the first ...

Almost 22 years after Concorde made its final commercial flights, a prototype passenger jet has broken the sound barrier during a supersonic test flight. Boom Supersonic founder and CEO Blake Scholl ...

MOJAVE, Calif. -- The return of supersonic travel has been remarkably slow for something faster than the speed of sound, but a major milestone was achieved Tuesday when Boom Supersonic completed its ...

This historic Concorde display features fast low-level passes, tight turns and configurations normally associated with high-altitude supersonic flight. The first pass is estimated at about 350 knots, ...

The world’s first supersonic passenger airliner—the Soviet Tu-144—may have become history after a brief but troubled stint ...

The return of supersonic travel has been remarkably slow for something faster than the speed of sound, but a major milestone was achieved on January 28. Boom Supersonic, the American company building ...