Supersonic planes will burn significantly more fuel than current aircraft, resulting in higher emissions of carbon dioxide, ...

American company Boom Supersonic just broke the sound barrier with a civilian plane. What exactly is supersonic travel, and ...

The XB-1 test flight was a unique event that will live on in the history books and has given travelers hope of a return to ...

A Carnegie Mellon University grad is behind the successful flight earlier this week of the first independently developed jet ...

An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic became the first independently funded jet to break the sound barrier this week. The XB-1 aircraft accelerated to Mach 1.05 at about 35,000 feet during a test f ...

A laboratory in South China has completed ground testing of an artificial intelligence-powered turbine engine that can reach ...

American Airlines and United Airlines have pledged to buy jets from Boom Supersonic. Boom said last year it has orders for 130 aircraft, which include orders and pre-orders. Those commercial ...

The Overture passenger supersonic aircraft will be powered by four wing ... Japan Airlines and United Airlines. Boyd said the mix of high-paying suppliers to Boom will be global in scope, coming ...

The aircraft catching the most interest is the Overture, a commercial style plane designed to carry up to 80 passengers with a range of 7,800km. Overture has the potential to revolutionise air travel ...

In 1963, the Lockheed A-12 (code-named “Archangel”) became America’s first supersonic stealth plane. Incredibly fast, much ...