While the prospect of commercial supersonic flights is probably at least a decade from becoming a reality due to Boom ...

The XB-1 test flight was a unique event that will live on in the history books and has given travelers hope of a return to ...

Son of a Concorde! No, that’s not an aviation geek-esque slam, but remove the ‘a’ and it’s the nickname of the jet that could soon be flying you from London to New York in three-and-a-half ...

SON of Concorde' XB-1 jet is "on track" to break the sound barrier in early 2025, makers of the supersonic plane have announced. In its first major update of the year, bosses at Colorado-based ...

A US company's prototype jet has broken the sound barrier in a demonstration it hopes will pave the way for a successor to the Concorde. Boom Supersonic's XB-1 is the first civilian aircraft to ...

This week represented a special anniversary in the history of commercial aviation, with January 21st marking 49 years since the legendary supersonic airliner Concorde entered service back in 1976.

Boom’s test plane is named after Mr Yeager’s iconic aircraft, the Bell X-1. Former Concorde chief pilot Mike Bannister, who looked on as the test flight took off, said it was “absolutely ...

Boom Supersonic has achieved the first supersonic flight of its X-B1 demonstrator aircraft, heralding a major step forward in the development of its Concorde-like Overture plane. Tuesday’s XB-1 ...

A prototype of a passenger jet meant to succeed Concorde will attempt to break the sound barrier for the first time on Tuesday. Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator is set to exceed Mach 1 (770 mph) in ...