Captain Mike Bannister, who flew more Concorde hours than any other pilot, is hopeful about the future of the Boom Supersonic ...

US aerospace firm wants to accept passengers by the end of 2029. But what was Concorde, its famous supersonic plane ...

American company Boom Supersonic just broke the sound barrier with a civilian plane. What exactly is supersonic travel, and ...

If successful, it could pave the way for the first US-built commercial supersonic jet to enter the market, reigniting the dream of high-speed passenger travel that was first brought to life by the ...

The XB-1 demonstrator has broken the speed of sound, hitting Mach 1.1. It is the first civil supersonic aircraft in US history and the first to do so since Concorde was retired in 2003. That was an ...

After Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator went Mach 1, RGN interviewed Mike Bannister, who served as the Chief Pilot of BA's ...

Why supersonic passenger flight didn’t take off 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 ...

A supersonic jet dubbed the "Son of Concorde" is poised to make aviation ... in which 109 people were killed shortly after taking off from Charles de Gaulle Airport. Additionally, rising ...

THE 'Son of Concorde' XB-1 jet is set to take off on its inaugural supersonic flight today, where it will break the sound barrier for the first time. Bosses at Colorado-based Boom Technology ...

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 January) ...

A supersonic jet nicknamed the 'Son of the Concorde' has officially traveled faster than the speed of sound for the first time. The XB-1 demonstrator aircraft took off from the Mojave Air & Space ...