Of all commercial aviation endeavours, few have had such a lasting impression on the general public as the Concorde project. Seemingly ahead of its time, the supersonic 1960s design was seen by many ...

Co-developed by Britain and France, Concorde was the first and only supersonic commercial airliner. British Airways operated its final commercial Concorde flight in 2003, ending its 27-year career.

The dream of supersonic commercial flight has returned, this time spearheaded by Boom Technology Inc., whose Overture ...

Boom Supersonic has developed an aircraft designed to fly faster than the speed of sound, without an audible sonic boom ...

Concorde, the first and only supersonic commercial jetliner, operated from 1976 to 2003. Flown by royals, celebrities, and executives, it was discontinued because of high operating costs.

Nor was it 10 years ago, when Concorde made her final commercial flight. My one and only supersonic trip took place in 1986. In those days, cheapskates with an eye for speed could act as couriers.

The A-HyM Hypersonic Air Master is designed to carry 170 passengers and cruise at an altitude of 30,000 metres while ...

China has gone up against the US in an aerospace race as its state-owned aircraft manufacturer unveils blueprints for a new supersonic jet that can fly further and more quietly than Concorde.

Languages: English. Concorde's retirement in 2003 brought the curtain down on an age of supersonic passenger flights. Now, two decades later, Boom Supersonic is trying to revive that era.

A bill to repeal the ban on supersonic flights over the U.S. could increase the demand for the gas-guzzling jets from around ...

On takeoff and landing, it dropped its long nose for forward visibility—a mechanical trick also deployed by Concorde’s designers. (Both airplanes leveled their noses out during supersonic cruise.) ...

France's culture minister Rachida Dati has announced the designation of Concorde Number 1 – a model of the Franco-British supersonic aircraft – as a historical monument.