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 ...

An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic became the first independently funded jet to break the sound ... A deadly crash more ...

An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic has become the first independently funded jet to break the sound barrier. The XB-1 ...

A supersonic jet built by Boom Technology broke the sound barrier for the first time Tuesday, advancing its bid to resurrect ...

Last week, American company Boom Supersonic ... demonstrator aircraft. It’s now the first piloted non-military aircraft to break the sound barrier since the Concorde was retired from service ...

It’s now the first piloted non-military aircraft to break the sound barrier since the Concorde ... crash of the competing Russian airliner, Tupolev Tu-144, also shifted public perception on ...

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 jet broke the sound barrier ... before it was retired in 2003. The Concorde was discontinued soon after a catastrophic Air France crash in Paris in July 2000 that killed ...

The return of supersonic ... plane already has 130 orders and pre-orders from American Airlines, United Airlines and Japan Airlines. It's now almost 55 years since the 002 prototype for Concorde ...

THE 'Son of Concorde' XB-1 jet has successfully reached supersonic speeds today, breaking the sound barrier for the first time. The milestone makes the XB-1 the first US-built civil jet to reach ...

A supersonic jet dubbed the "Son of Concorde" is poised to make aviation ... passenger numbers following the Air France Flight 4590 crash in 2000, in which 109 people were killed shortly after ...