The future of flight is about to break the sound barrier, quietly. Meet NASA’s X-59 QueSST, a revolutionary supersonic ...

A supersonic jet built by Boom Technology broke the sound barrier for the first time on Tuesday, advancing its bid to resurrect high-speed passenger flights two decades after the Concorde’s demise.

Boom Supersonic aims to integrate this technology into its future Overture airliner. The company claims that at speeds between Mach 1.1 and 1.2, boomless cruise could reduce flight times between ...

Boom Supersonic founder and CEO Blake Scholl poses with a model of the XB-1, the world’s first independently developed supersonic jet aircraft, during the Farnborough International Airshow 2024 ...

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator jet became the first U.S.-made civilian supersonic jet to break the sound barrier. The independently funded XB-1 reached a speed of Mach 1.122, or about 750 mph ...

The first dreams of supersonic air travel were crushed by annoyed Oklahoma City residents in the 1960s. Decades later, it ...

The Colorado startup has committed to opening its first manufacturing plant at the Piedmont Triad International Airport in ...

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 jet on a test flight on Jan. 28, 2025. Photo by HANDOUT/Boom Supersonic/AFP via Getty Images Comac has previously said it wants to bring the supersonic C949 to market by ...

The Concorde was the world's longest-serving supersonic airliner. It could cross the Atlantic in record time. Learn why this ...

Revival of supersonic air travel is a subject which has largely been relegated to 'silly season' status in the two decades ...

Boom Supersonic technology may help end ban on supersonic flight. ... A key difference between the Concorde and Overture is that the Boom aircraft will not require the use of afterburners to take off.

Concorde was taken out of service in 2001 is on track to become the world’s leading supersonic passenger aircraft once again.