Virgin Galactic’s private jet represents a very bold step toward making supersonic travel a reality for an elite few. Unlike ...

A closer look at how Sir Richard Branson tried and failed to bring supersonic capabilities to the Virgin Atlantic fleet.

But while the successful test flight of XB-1 shows that supersonic flight without sonic booms is technically feasible, the ...

While commercial supersonic flights like the Concorde have seen their fair share of attention, they were neither fuel efficient nor economical. Also, people in cities where the Concorde flew ...

Sonic booms have long been a barrier to overland supersonic flights. The Concorde was banned from virtually every country in the world because of the thundering noise. Only the US, Great Britain, and ...

Several companies are working to come up with new supersonic jets ... The Concorde jet, which was grounded in 2003, was the only supersonic commercial airliner that ever flew, and had its maiden ...

was the first commercial supersonic airliner. It had a capacity of up to 128 passengers and cruised at Mach 2. It regularly flew from London to New York in around three hours.

NASA's experimental X-59 aircraft continues to make progress toward its first flight with a new successful round of testing. The X-59 "quiet" supersonic jet was designed to break the sound barrier ...

Specifically, with a supersonic jet capable of flying at Mach 3 ... which we envision as blending safe and reliable commercial travel with unrivaled customer experience. We are pleased to ...

Credit: Boom Supersonic The XB-1 is a piloted pathfinder vehicle designed to pave the way for Overture, Boom's planned commercial supersonic jet ... space plane 'breaks new ground' as it returns ...

The XB-1 is a piloted pathfinder vehicle designed to pave the way for Overture, Boom's planned commercial supersonic jet. The demonstrator is about one-third the size of Overture, which will seat ...