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 supersonic travel ended with the Anglo-French ...

Boom Technology’s XB-1 test plane. On January 28, 2025, it became the first commercial-type aircraft to fly supersonic since the Concorde in 2003. Today, for the first time since Concorde was ...

is developing the world’s first supersonic passenger aircraft since the demise of Concorde. While the full-size aircraft is still a few years away, the company has reached a milestone in the ...

The XB-1 has been dubbed the “Son of Concorde,” referencing the supersonic plane that could fly from London to New York in under three hours before it was retired in 2003. The Concorde was ...

A private company aiming to build the first supersonic airliner since the Concorde retired more than two decades ago achieved its first sound-barrier-busting flight over California's Mojave desert on ...

A prototype passenger jet has surpassed the speed of sound in a test flight, reviving the prospect of supersonic travel. Heralded as a "new Concorde," Boom Supersonic's XB-1 is the first privately ...

Impact Link Boom Supersonic just became the first US commercial ... Overture could be less costly than the Concorde Overture could revive the Concorde era and connect places like New York and ...