More than 20 years since the final Concorde flight, is a small US start-up now on course to bring back supersonic air travel?

NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft has taken another successful step toward flight with the conclusion of a series of engine performance tests.

Boom’s XB-1 supersonic demonstrator flew for the 13 th and final time at Mojave Air & Space Port, California, on Feb. 10, ...

Boom will now shift its attentions toward developing Overture, its supersonic passenger jet.

Leonardo Helicopters continues to progress the certification of its AW609 tiltrotor, with pilots from the US Federal Aviation ...

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

The icing system – the ‘orange boom’ – known as the Helicopter Icing Spray System, or HISS – is a system designed to provide ...

2026: First Overture rollout. 2027: First test flight. 2029: Federal Aviation Administration certification. 2029: First passenger flights. The initial Boom projection is producing up to 33 ...

The debut supersonic flight by Boom Supersonic happened earlier this week, and the company showcased how its XB-1 test aircraft achieved a humongous feat using its jet-powered American flyer.

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WTVD) -- An airport in North Carolina is tipping its pilot hat to Boom Supersonic after a successful flight of one of ... flights a reality. Chief Test Pilot Tristan "Geppetto ...

The XB-1 aircraft accelerated to Mach 1.05 within about 11 minutes of taking off, according to Boom Supersonic and live video of the test flight.

Boom's founder and CEO Blake Scholl says the flight "demonstrates that the technology for passenger supersonic flight has arrived.” The test aircraft was made with lightweight carbon fiber and ...