While the prospect of commercial supersonic flights is probably at least a decade from becoming a reality due to Boom Supersonic's extremely slow development process, there is a strong likelihood that ...

It’s now the first piloted non-military aircraft to break the sound barrier since the Concorde was retired from service in ...

Boom’s XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier on first supersonic flight - Boom’s inaugural XB-1 supersonic test flight reached speeds ...

A small prototype jet has broken the sound barrier, making it a possible successor to Concorde more than two decades after the iconic aircraft disappeared from our skies. The test flight might ...

According to Boom, the carrier has received 130 pre-orders ... 2024 and plans to produce 33 of the supersonic aircraft annually. Former chief Concorde pilot for British Airways, Mike Bannister ...

Almost 22 years after Concorde made its final commercial flights, a prototype passenger jet is attempting to break the sound barrier – and its first supersonic test flight takes off today (28 January) ...

There have been no commercial aircraft capable of supersonic flight since the Concorde - which is why airspace is so limited. The only aircraft to have reached those speeds have either been ...

There have been no commercial aircraft capable of supersonic flight since the Concorde. Aircraft that have reached those speeds have either been experimental planes or fighter jets. In November ...

Initial response to Concorde was positive with over 70 of the aircraft ordered. However, when it went into commercial service in January 1976 only two carriers - British Airways and Air France ...