Being a test pilot isn’t always the healthiest business in the world. [In the 1950s, test pilots were being killed at the ...

Not every experimental jet fighter made by the U.S. military would go on to reach production, for any number of reasons.

Two weeks ago, Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator plane made history when it broke the sound barrier over the continental ...

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 creates a sonic boom inaudible from the ground below when flying at the exact right speed and altitude ...

If you've been keeping tabs on aviation news as of late, you saw that Boom Supersonic just recently broke the sound barrier ...

Supersonic aircraft maker Boom Supersonic announced its XB-1 test plane managed to perform a Mach cutoff maneuver that makes boomless flight possible ...

Boom’s XB-1 reached Mach 1.112, after 10 years of planning and a year of flight tests. Up next: its Overture supersonic ...

XB-1’s supersonic flight, in the same airspace where Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier, marks the first civil supersonic ...

Supersonic planes will burn significantly more fuel than current aircraft, resulting in higher emissions of carbon dioxide, which fuels climate change. Supersonic jets also fly higher than current ...

XB-1’s supersonic flight occurred in the same historic airspace where Chuck Yeager first broke the sound ... Overture is designed to carry 64-80 passengers at Mach 1.7—approximately twice ...

It takes a lot of planning, but it's worth it. I flew business class with Air France. Many parts of my flight were incredible, but the older aircraft left me wanting more.

American aerospace startup Boom Supersonic achieved a historic milestone by breaking the sound barrier with its XB-1 demonstrator jet. The monumental test flight was broadcast live from California ...