Faster planes require more fuel, and alternatives may not be the climate solution the industry hopes for. Boom Supersonic broke the sound barrier in a test flight of its XB-1 jet last week ...

The first dreams of supersonic air travel were crushed by annoyed Oklahoma City residents in the 1960s. Decades later, it ...

Noise levels of propeller-driven aircraft are higher and amplified at supersonic speeds, posing a risk to structural integrity. Just over two decades ago, Concorde ended the commercial supersonic era.

The Trump administration opened the floodgates to supersonic air travel by asking the FAA to rewrite the 1970s flight ban ...

By removing decades-old regulatory barriers and promoting cutting-edge supersonic technology, President Trump is Making Aviation Great Again.” ...

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 made history on Tuesday by becoming the first civil aircraft to break the sound barrier. Why It Matters. Before Tuesday, no civil private manufacturer had passed the sound ...

Amid efforts to lift a ban on supersonic flight over US soil, plane developer Boom says it’s getting closer to creating Concorde’s successor. But will enough people want to use it?

"Legalizing supersonic flight makes a renaissance in supersonic passenger travel inevitable," Blake Scholl, founder and CEO ...

A bill to repeal the ban on supersonic flights over the U.S. could increase the demand for the gas-guzzling jets from around a dozen to as many as 240 Skip to main content Scientific American ...

NASA is not exactly looking to create passenger planes, however, which is where Boom Supersonic's Overture airliner comes into play. The aircraft can allegedly reach Mach 1.7, and the company said ...

In the past, supersonic jets like the Concorde broke records by pushing boundaries even further and could reach a top speed of Mach 2.04 (approximately 1,354 mph). However, these supersonic speeds ...