Captain Mike Bannister, who flew more Concorde hours than any other pilot, is hopeful about the future of the Boom Supersonic's Overture ...

Each time one flies above Mach 1 is special. Most commercial pilots have never done it. Our reporter is not a pilot, but he’s ...

Credit: Boom Supersonic/Cover Images Commercial aircraft will soon be ready to break the sound barrier again as Boom ...

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

The aircraft, flown by Boom’s chief test pilot Tristan ... independently developed supersonic jet. It’s now almost 55 years since the 002 prototype for Concorde first flew at Mach 1 on ...

The XB-1, piloted by chief test pilot Tristan "Geppetto" Brandenburg, reached an altitude of 34,000 feet before accelerating ...

The Colorado-based company is aiming to build a Concorde-like supersonic aircraft—but has hurdles to clear before realizing ...

With Monday’s test, flown by Boom’s chief test pilot ... design a supersonic passenger plane capable of reaching Mach 1.7, or 1,304 mph. The XB-1 has been dubbed the “Son of Concorde ...

Less than a year from the maiden flight, the first civil supersonic jet made by a private company aims to demonstrate ...

but the last craft to ever hit the speed since Concorde was retired in 2003. The supersonic flight was piloted by former U.S. Navy aviator Tristan 'Geppetto' Brandenburg, the chief pilot who had ...