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Supersonic flight: Will passengers ever break the sound barrier again?
Boom Supersonic says its production plane, known as Overture, will fly at 60,000 feet, the same as Concorde. The speed, Mach ...
Why did Concorde stop flying? And could it make a comeback?
US aerospace firm wants to accept passengers by the end of 2029. But what was Concorde, its famous supersonic plane ...
Why Supersonic Aircraft Are Going Back Into Production
In January 2025, Boom's experimental XB-1 became the first civil supersonic jet made in the United States to break the sound ...
‘Concorde would have worked if it had been half the size and cheaper – that’s what we’re creating’
Meet Blake Scholl, the Elon Musk of air travel who is determined to get the world back on supersonic passenger jets ...
The world’s first passenger jet was a luxurious death trap. Now it’s been brought back to life
The British-made De Havilland DH106 1A Comet became the first scheduled passenger jet plane in 1952, but vanished from the ...
‘Loud boom’: Passenger describes evacuations after plane catches fire during takeoff
Scary moments unfolded as passengers and crew members had to quickly evacuate a plane at Denver International Airport on ...
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Boom Confirms Engine Thrust Growth, Core Part Build Accelerates
Boom Confirms Engine Thrust Growth, Core Part Build Accelerates is published in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, an Aviation ...
Bombardier’s New Global 8000 Sets a New Benchmark for Ultra-Long-Range Aircraft
From record-breaking speed to a next-generation cabin, Bombardier's Global 8000 aircraft is the future of ultra-long-range ...
NASA’s X-59 Moves Closer to First Flight with Advanced Taxi Tests and Augmented Vision
NASA’s X-59, a 99-foot experimental aircraft developed with Lockheed Martin, has entered the taxi test phase at California’s ...