United Airlines has signed a deal with Boom Supersonic to bring back supersonic commercial air travel. With new materials, ...

Prior to 2003 a transatlantic trip from new york to london could be done in as little as 3 hours, compaired to today's fight ...

The scaled-down prototype, nicknamed the "Baby Boom", broke the sound barrier for the first time during a test flight over the Mojave Desert in California in late January. The small jet, officially ...

When planes exceed Mach 1 (the speed of sound, or about 767 miles per hour—1,234 kilometers/hour for those using the metric ...

Despite all these technological advances, a supersonic aircraft still cannot beat physics. Shock waves, and their associated drag, will still exist. So, a single supersonic aircraft will still produce ...

marking an early step in a potential return for supersonic commercial flight. The small aircraft reached a top speed of Mach 1.122 (roughly 750 miles per hour) in a flight over southern California ...

On March 2, 1969, the Concorde took flight for the first time, ushering in a new era of supersonic travel. A marvel of ...

Outside of commercial aviation, the variety of aircraft fosters a variety of top speeds—ranging from a comparably slow Cessna 172, to a supersonic F-22. Either way you fly, make sure you land ...

In a press release, Boom emphasizes that supersonic aircraft have historically "been the work of nation states, developed by militaries and governments," and it's right. The only supersonic ...

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 ...