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

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 ...

THE XB-1 'Son of Concorde ... its test pilot has revealed. And civilians on the ground will, fortunately, be spared the deafening sound of its sonic boom. While XB-1’s supersonic flight will ...

A supersonic jet built by US company Boom has broken the sound barrier for the first time since the Concorde during a test ...

Mach 1 and above is when a jet can be classed as supersonic. Chief test pilot Tristan “Geppetto ... capable of supersonic flight since the Concorde - which is why airspace is so limited.

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

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

will be joined by former chief Concorde pilot at British Airways, Mike Bannister. “Even people who have flown supersonic hundreds of times never stop getting excited about it,” said Bannister ...

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

An Overture “Superfactory” in North Carolina was completed in June 2024 and plans to produce 33 of the supersonic aircraft annually. Former chief Concorde pilot for British Airways ...

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