Today a civil test airliner, Boom Technology’s XB-1, broke the sound barrier for the first time in two decades.

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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 ...

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

If successful, it could pave the way for the first US-built commercial supersonic jet to enter the market, reigniting the ...

A supersonic jet built by US company Boom has broken the sound barrier for the first time since the Concorde during a test ...

The XB-1 test plane, which is made by tech firm Boom, broke the speed of sound barrier at around 4.30pm GMT – as the American ...

An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic has become the first independently funded jet to break the sound barrier.

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The Colorado-based company is aiming to build a Concorde-like supersonic aircraft—but has hurdles to clear before realizing ...