Almost 22 years after Concorde made its final commercial flights, a prototype passenger jet has broken the sound barrier during a supersonic test flight. Boom Supersonic founder and CEO Blake Scholl ...

MOJAVE, Calif. -- The return of supersonic travel has been remarkably slow for something faster than the speed of sound, but a major milestone was achieved Tuesday when Boom Supersonic completed its ...

The Boom Supersonic's XB-1 aircraft breaks the sound barrier, Mach 1, during a test flight Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, over the Mohave Desert, Calif. (Boom Supersonic via AP) It was a step toward reviving ...

A supersonic passenger jet dubbed the ‘New Concorde’ travelled faster than the speed of sound for the first time during a ...

The return of supersonic travel has been remarkably slow for something faster than the speed of sound, but a major milestone was achieved on January 28 when Boom Supersonic completed its first ...

Boom Supersonic makes aviation history as XB-1 breaks the sound barrier. XB-1 is the first civil supersonic jet made in America. Photo: Boom Boom’s XB-1 demonstrator aircraft just broke the sound ...

Boom Supersonic has achieved the first supersonic flight of its X-B1 demonstrator aircraft, heralding a major step forward in the development of its Concorde-like Overture plane. Tuesday’s XB-1 flight ...

An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic became the first independently funded jet to break the sound barrier this week. The XB-1 aircraft accelerated to Mach 1.05 at about 35,000 feet during a test ...