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 ...

MOJAVE, California—High-speed airliner developer Boom took a major leap toward the development of its Mach 1.7 Overture ...

More than two decades after Europe’s failed attempt at a supersonic airliner, the USA is on track to make it work.

Today’s a day I’ve been looking forward to for more than a decade,” said Blake Scholl, Boom's visionary founder and chief ...

Key point: Supersonic passenger jets are fast, but they make a lot of noise. Also, the B-58 just didn’t have enough passenger space to be commercially viable. In one of the ...

Boom is convinced it can overcome the barriers that grounded the Concorde and make supersonic travel affordable and greener.

The trend towards carrying more passengers at slower speeds and lower fares – which Boeing itself sparked with the 747 jumbo ...

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 aircraft broke the sound barrier during three test runs, a step toward the possible return of ...

Boeing, certain that the mighty 747 would be the last subsonic aircraft it produced, began working on the 2707 SST (supersonic transport). Lockheed proposed the L-2000, a supersonic aircraft that ...

Boom Supersonic’s technology demonstrator for a future supersonic commercial airliner broke the sound barrier for the first ...

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