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'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 ...

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 ...

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

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 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 ...

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.

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

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

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

As Boom Supersonic steps up preparations for production of its $500 million Overture supersonic aircraft at Piedmont Triad International Airport, it is working through some financial and workforce ...