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. A ...

The jet is set to be the fastest civilian aircraft since Concorde and will fly at top speeds of Mach 0.94 (1,152 kilometers per hour / 715 miles per hour), which nearly exceeds the speed of sound.

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 prototype is the first civilian aircraft to break the sound barrier since Concorde, which was retired in 2003. It reached 844mph ...

The single-seat jet, a 201-foot-long test model by Boom Supersonic, hit 844 mph just 12 minutes into its latest test flight out of California’s Mojave Air and Space Port.

Boom Supersonic, the American company building what promises to be the world’s fastest airliner, broke the sound barrier for its first time with a test flight in Mojave, California, on Tuesday.

Boom's first supersonic test flight was streamed live via Starlink Mini, and our supercut of the event can be found below. This was originally published on Roadshow. First published on Jan. 23 ...

We visited Boom Supersonic's hangar in Mojave, California, as the company prepared to break the sound barrier with its XB-1 demonstrator aircraft.

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 ...

The Concorde supersonic jet promised to cut travel times in half by breaking the sound barrier, but it was hampered by a number of issues behind the scenes. Tech. Smartphones; ...