After more than two decades of silence in the skies following the retirement of Concorde, supersonic passenger flight is probably staging a comeback. Leading this new chapter is Boom Supersonic, an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Boom Supersonic conducted its eighth flight test on Saturday. Its CEO said it's on track to fly supersonic by the end of the year.

Ever since the ahead-of-its-time Concorde jet was retired in 2003, aviation enthusiasts have eagerly awaited the return of a passenger aircraft capable of breaking the sound barrier. That dream is now ...

Boom's XB-1 supersonic jet took its fifth test flight out of Mojave Air & Space Port on Oct 7th, 2024 setting a few new records in the process. The XB-1 is the one-third-scale platform that Boom is ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Charlotte-based reporter Ted Reed covers airlines and airline labor. While Boom Supersonic continues to promise delivery of its ...

Ultra-fast aircraft developer Boom Supersonic has pivoted its strategy to first develop electricity generating turbines for AI data centres, using revenue from that product to fund development of its ...

MOJAVE, Calif. (WGHP) — Boom Supersonic broke the sound barrier again Monday, after a successful flight last month. On Feb. 10, Boom Supersonic performed another supersonic flight with its ...

US aerospace firm Boom Supersonic is expecting to reach design freeze on the Overture supersonic passenger aircraft in about a week, as flight-testing of its experimental XB-1 jet concludes. The XB-1 ...

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