The Concorde, a symbol of supersonic travel, met a tragic end with the crash of Flight 4590. This story details the ...

It’s now almost 55 years since the 002 prototype for Concorde first flew at Mach 1 on March 25, 1970, and more than 21 years since commercial supersonic travel ended with the Anglo-French ...

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 ...

Moment 'new Concorde' prototype breaks the sound barrier on test flight During the test flight, the aircraft reached an altitude of 34,000ft before accelerating to above Mach 1.0 speed, which is ...

This week represented a special anniversary in the history of commercial aviation, with January 21st marking 49 years since the legendary supersonic airliner Concorde entered service back in 1976.

A US company's prototype jet has broken the sound barrier in a demonstration it hopes will pave the way for a successor to the Concorde. Boom Supersonic's XB-1 is the first civilian aircraft to ...

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Almost 22 years after Concorde made its final commercial flights, a prototype passenger jet is attempting to break the sound barrier – and its first supersonic test flight takes off today (28 ...

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SON of Concorde' XB-1 jet is "on track" to break the sound barrier in early 2025, makers of the supersonic plane have announced. In its first major update of the year, bosses at Colorado-based ...