Boom Supersonic, the American company building what promises to be the world’s fastest airliner, broke the sound barrier for ...

Boom Supersonic CEO Blake Scholl said the Mach 1.7 Overture will keep the US aviation industry ahead of China in the ...

Supersonic planes will burn significantly more fuel than current aircraft, resulting in higher emissions of carbon dioxide, ...

Each time one flies above Mach 1 is special. Most commercial pilots have never done it. Our reporter is not a pilot, but he’s ...

THE ‘Son of Concorde’ XB-1 jet is set to take off on its inaugural supersonic flight next week, where it will break the sound ...

A supersonic jet built by US company Boom has broken the sound barrier for the first time since the Concorde during a test ...

On its 12th test flight, the Boom XB-1 prototype broke the sound barrier three times and achieved a top speed of Mach 1.1.

It has eased back down to Mach 8, which ex-Concorde pilot Mike Bannister pointed out is about the maximum speed achievable by today’s airliners. XB-1 climbed to 34,000 feet to reach the ...

Overture, a larger and faster passenger-carrying version of the test jet, is planned to launch in 2029 with a top speed of Mach 1.7, Boom says. That's about twice the speed of current airliners.

A prototype of a passenger jet meant to succeed Concorde will attempt to break the sound barrier for the first time ... The flight is expected to last between 30 and 45 minutes, according to Boom, and ...