The International Civil Aviation Organization aligned on a recommended new standard for supersonic aircraft landing and ...

Boom Supersonic is partnering with NASA to capture specialized photography during supersonic flight testing for the XB-1 demonstrator aircraft. The partnership, announced in early March, will use a ...

United Airlines' announcement that it plans to buy 15 supersonic aircraft from the startup Boom Supersonic is raising questions about the future of ultra-fast plane travel. In this video ...

The achievement was followed in February by a second flight ... called Mach cutoff - going supersonic high enough to allow the sonic boom to refract in the atmosphere and never reach the ground.

Supersonic flight and its visions of high-speed thrills, intense pressure changes, and dramatic sonic booms have persisted across pop culture for decades now. But is it legit? While the idea of ...

clearing the countless technological hurdles necessary for supersonic flight. Examples of the rapid progress being made are recent test flights of the company’s XB-1 demonstrator aircraft over ...

The method can reveal how light bends around differences in air pressure during supersonic flight. The XB-1 team made software using NASA data to guide the pilot on a path where the aircraft could ...

With those high-profile tests using a dedicated demonstrator jet, Boom is rekindling excitement about commercial supersonic flight. But beneath the optimism lies a complex web of engineering ...

NASA's new X-59 supersonic jet is a step closer to flight after passing an important ground test in March. Known as "engine speed hold," the test ensured that the X-59 can maintain a specific ...

Chinese aerospace giant Comac has unveiled its plans for the C949, a supersonic aircraft designed to fly 50% farther than the Concorde and produce sonic booms quieter than a hairdryer. Scheduled ...

Supersonic aviation pioneers at Boom have assisted the FAA and other regulators around the world in creating new international standards for supersonic flight, according to the company. The ...