A group of mayors from villages on the North Shore of Long Island have formed a coalition to participate in any future approvals process for a new breed of supersonic passenger jets.

Boom Supersonic logs 2nd successful XB-1 flight on path toward future Greensboro-made jet by: Justyn Araya DeBusk, Steve Doyle Posted: Aug 26, 2024 / 10:58 PM EDT Updated: Aug 27, 2024 / 10:15 AM EDT ...

The first three supersonic flights will be at Mach 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3. Because of the great speed, the tests will require a great deal of air space to conduct.

Aviation startup Boom Supersonic has unveiled a fully assembled version of its XB-1 demonstrator. Built to break the sound barrier, the sleek aircraft is a one-third-scale prototype of what the ...

The plan is for this to be a supersonic jet, similar to the Concorde but more environmentally friendly. Boom said the jet will be able to carry up to 80 passengers at twice the speed of today's jets.

In a recent news release about NASA's research into supersonic commercial travel, the agency said that the passenger jet would theoretically travel between speeds of Mach 2 and Mach 4 — between ...

Ending months of speculation over its choice of engine, supersonic airliner developer Boom Aerospace has formed an industry team to develop and support a purpose-designed propulsion system for its ...