Breaking the sound barrier in a privately developed civil aircraft is a significant aviation milestone by any measure. But as the champagne corks popped and the engines on Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 ...

The Colorado-based company is aiming to build a Concorde-like supersonic aircraft—but has hurdles to clear before realizing ...

Boom Supersonic, the American company building what promises to be the world’s fastest airliner, broke the sound barrier for ...

The XB-1 prototype accelerated smoothly to reach as fast as Mach 1.11 at about 35,000 feet at 11:33 a.m., 11:38 a.m. and ...

Boom plans to focus next on the Overture airliner, which it says will carry as many as 80 passengers while moving at about ...

Supersonic flights are set to make a comeback with Boom Supersonic's XB-1 and NASA's X-59 preparing for tests. The XB-1 aims ...

Today a civil test airliner, Boom Technology’s XB-1, broke the sound barrier for the first time in two decades.

This achievement marks a significant step towards the development of Boom's Overture, a commercial supersonic ... The XB-1's flight, livestreamed from the Mojave Air & Space Port in California ...

A supersonic jet built by Boom Technology broke the sound barrier for the first time Tuesday, advancing its bid to resurrect ...

The monumental test flight was broadcast live from California's Mojave Air & Space Port ... step towards developing Boom's commercial supersonic aircraft, Overture. Following the success of ...

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator jet broke the sound barrier at Mach 1.122, reaching an altitude of 35,290 feet at ...