The Concorde, the iconic supersonic passenger jet, remains one of the most impressive feats in aviation history. Flying at twice the speed of sound (Mach 2), the Concorde could cross the Atlantic in ...

Vladimir Putin stirred global attention by suggesting a civilian version of the Tu-160, Russia’s massive supersonic bomber ...

Concorde was taken out of service in 2001 is on track to become the world’s leading supersonic passenger aircraft once again.

The Concorde suffered a fatal crash in July 2000, which spurred the end of the supersonic jet program. What's next for mach ...

Some may already be familiar with the sonic boom that accompanies a break to the sound barrier, but when and why would ...

As the first operational Mach 2 bomber, the B-58 pushed the boundaries of aerodynamic design, propulsion, and avionics, ...

The first dreams of supersonic air travel were crushed by annoyed Oklahoma City residents in the 1960s. Decades later, it could now be viable.

US startup Boom Supersonic is developing a Mach 2.2 airplane that’s more than twice as fast as today’s commercial jets. But the long-term goal, its CEO tells CNN, is to “fly anywhere in the ...

By the mid-1970s, engineers were building "supersonic" aircraft capable of traveling well above 767 miles per hour (mph), the speed of sound. In one decade, ...

Boom Supersonic founder and CEO Blake Scholl poses with a model of the XB-1, the world’s first independently developed supersonic jet aircraft, during the Farnborough International Airshow 2024 ...

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 jet broke the sound barrier for the first time on Monday as the American company seeks to deliver the world's faster airliner capable of carrying passengers between New York ...