Boom Supersonic made history today (Jan. 28) when its XB-1 jet broke the sound barrier for the first time on a test flight ...

The company said the needle-nosed XB-1 “met all its test objectives” including reaching 7,120 feet and 273 mph. This is well short of the speed, 1,300 mph, at which Boom promises to eventually ...

Boom Supersonic thinks so after recent test flight. A supersonic Boom Supersonic flight across the United States — beginning potentially as early as 2029 — could be at least 90 minutes quicker ...

The company has received interest from American Airlines, United Airlines and Japan Airlines. Its first passengers could fly onboard by 2029. Supersonic flight, but without the sonic boom ...

The test involved supersonic planes from the U.S. Air Force that conducted flights over the Oklahoma City metro area in 1964. For six months, up to eight sonic booms each day were generated by ...