Today a civil test airliner, Boom Technology’s XB-1, broke the sound barrier for the first time in two decades.

The test flight took place in the same Mojave Desert area in California where Charles "Chuck" Yeager first broke the sound ...

A supersonic passenger jet dubbed the ‘New Concorde’ travelled faster than the speed of sound for the first time during a ...

The XB-1 has been dubbed the “Son of Concorde ... the aircraft had not previously broken the sound barrier. BOOM The XB-1 is the prototype for Boom’s Overture plane, a supersonic commercial ...

a significant milestone in the industry's return to supersonic passenger flight. CEO Blake Scholl told Business Insider that the company's planned Overture commercial jet is a critical technology ...

A prototype of a passenger jet designed to succeed the supersonic Concorde broke the sound barrier for the first time on ...

Here’s a look at the flight and the history of supersonic travel: It was a step toward reviving supersonic commercial travel, which has been on hiatus since the Concorde jet was grounded more than two ...

It was a step toward reviving supersonic commercial travel, which has been on hiatus since the Concorde jet was grounded more than 20 years ago. Several companies are working to come up with new ...

A prototype of a passenger jet meant to succeed Concorde will attempt to break the sound barrier for the first time on ...

which we envision as blending safe and reliable commercial travel with an unrivalled customer experience." The aircraft will feature a Concorde-like design Virgin Galactic's opposed supersonic ...

The return of supersonic ... supersonic jet. It’s now almost 55 years since the 002 prototype for Concorde first flew at Mach 1 on March 25, 1970, and more than 21 years since commercial ...