The Concorde, developed in the 1960s under a partnership between British and French manufacturers, was the first (and so far, only) commercial supersonic aircraft.

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.

Boom Supersonic says its XB-1 demonstrator aircraft is getting ready to break the sound barrier. Boom Supersonic Geppetto shows off his view from the cockpit inside the XB-1 flight simulator.

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator aircraft reached a major milestone on Jan. 28, when it broke the sound barrier for the first time during one of its test flights.

In a pre-computer age, flight engineers were crucial to aviation. Former Concorde flight engineer Warren Hazelby explains how he helped fly the supersonic jet.

MANCHESTER, England—Concorde is one of the most iconic aircraft in commercial aviation history. It was the only supersonic jet in regular commercial service. Of the 20 aircraft built, only 14 ...

If there's one stand-out factor of Concorde that we're all familiar with, it's the fact that it was very, very fast. What's more difficult to grasp, however, is just how absurd the speed it ...

In 1973, scientists using the supersonic Concorde jet extended totality to 74 minutes by flying almost as fast as the moon's shadow was moving across Earth. When you purchase through links on our ...

Flying at 55,000 feet (17,000 meters), the world's fastest supersonic jet extended the duration of totality from a maximum of 7 minutes, 4 seconds on the ground to a stunning 74 minutes. You may like ...

Concorde’s supersonic boom felt like a thunder strike, even when it was flying at its usual cruise altitude of 60,000 feet. You can actually hear how it sounded —within the limitations of over ...

The historic supersonic jet could fly more than twice the speed of sound and holds the record for the fastest Transatlantic passenger flight in 1996 -- just 2 hours, 59 minutes and 59 seconds from ...