The test flight might have come "years later than expected and lasted just 12 minutes", said The European, but it could herald the return of supersonic travel, halving some commercial journey times.

MOJAVE — Boom Supersonic will attempt its second supersonic flight on Monday, nearly two weeks after its first successful foray through the sound barrier. The XB-1, the company’s technology ...

Concorde was designed in the 1960s when it seemed like supersonic passenger transport was going to be the next big thing. Instead, the Boeing 747 entered commercial service in 1970. Cheap ...

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The Whoosh system combines the best aspects of ride-sharing and public transport. Users can book a pod through an app, much like calling an Uber. The pod will be waiting at a nearby station ...

And he knew a retired Boeing employee to ask about the supersonic transport contract. None of these people show up directly in the book, but all proved influential. Advertising “I started my ...

Credit: Boeing, Colin Throm/AW&ST Do not expect Boeing to launch a supersonic transport anytime soon, but as market interest in higher-speed travel returns, the company’s long-term development ...

Concorde was designed in the 1960s when it seemed like supersonic passenger transport was going to be the next big thing. Instead, the Boeing 747 entered commercial service in 1970. Cheap ...

In addition, a Chinese company has introduced a prototype of its next-generation supersonic commercial transport aircraft, capable of reaching Mach 4, which is double the speed of the Concorde.

So, the disturbing decibel levels will not be heard in populated areas. During the era of first-generation supersonic transport (SST), Concorde’s glory years evolved concurrently with the glory years ...

A potential successor to Concorde made progress this week as US company Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 prototype aircraft broke the sound barrier on Tuesday – the first time a civilian plane has done ...