Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator craft could become the first commercial jet to break the sound barrier since Concorde after acing its 11th test and reaching 0.95 Mach at low altitudes.

After Nick Sheryka's dreams of flying for the U.S. military were dashed because of hearing loss in his left ear, he didn't ...

The aircraft can allegedly reach Mach 1.7, and the company said it hopes to carry passengers by 2029. Unfortunately, the sonic boom is still an issue for Boom Supersonic's designs and those of ...

Boom Supersonic says its XB-1 aircraft achieved supersonic flight without an audible sonic boom on the ground below. CEO Blake Scholl hopes supersonic passenger flight will eventually be allowed ...

F-16 fighter jets caused a sonic boom while investigating the unresponsive plane over DC. ... Report: Plane's passengers were a woman, her toddler and nanny.

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

Boom’s XB-1 ‘Baby Boom’ demonstrator achieves supersonic flight with no audible sonic boom on the ground. [Courtesy: Boom Supersonic] Last month in the skies above Mojave Air & Space Port in ...

A sonic boom. A plane crash. ... The National Transportation Safety Board’s final report on the incident, which killed the pilot and all three passengers, leaves some questions unanswered.

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?

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?