The XB-1 broke the sound barrier three times during its 13th and final test flight, which lifted off Monday from the Mojave ...

Boom's founder and CEO Blake Scholl says the flight "demonstrates that the technology for passenger supersonic flight has arrived.” The test aircraft was made with lightweight carbon fiber and ...

The appetite for a supersonic passenger plane was strong. By the time Concorde took its first test flight, orders had been received for more than 100 aircraft from dozens of major airlines of the day.

Our ultimate goal is to bring the benefits of supersonic flight to everyone.” XB-1 first flew in March 2024 and has been “steadily increasing speeds” over 11 test flights but never beyond ...

WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - Boom Supersonic has achieved a major milestone in its quest for supersonic commercial travel by breaking the sound barrier for the first time during a test flight in Mojave ...

Almost 22 years after Concorde made its final commercial flights, a prototype passenger jet has broken the sound barrier during a supersonic test flight. Boom Supersonic founder and CEO Blake ...

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 aircraft has broken the sound barrier in a historic test flight over the Mojave Desert in the southwestern US. The XB-1 demonstrator completed its first supersonic flight on ...

Almost 22 years after Concorde made its final commercial flights, a prototype passenger jet has broken the sound barrier during a supersonic test flight. Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 aircraft climbed over ...