The legendary Concorde and the Soviet Tu‑144 were both capable of cruising at roughly twice the speed of sound, making for ...

This means that Boom's vision for a far wider range of destinations is a lot more possible. Potential routes include San Francisco to Tokyo, which could be made in six hours, and Newark, New Jersey, ...

The Chinese airframer has a way to go in designing a supersonic airliner and has yet to fly a low-boom demonstrator similar ...

The International Civil Aviation Organization aligned on a recommended new standard for supersonic aircraft landing and takeoff noise that takes into account advanced noise reduction procedures.

Concord High School is experiencing a duck invasion. The birds line the cafeteria coffee bar, rest on teachers’ and ...

That is just one-twentieth of the Concorde's deafening boom. Concorde was blocked from taking overland flights following noise complaints, after civilians complained it was so loud it rattled ...

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Boom Supersonic CEO Blake Scholl told "Mornings with Maria" on Tuesday that America currently has a leg up on China when it comes to supersonic jets.

In a recent academic paper, Comac engineers revealed the blueprint of a 1.6-Mach airliner designed to fly further and much more quietly than the retired Concorde – a feat that could position China at ...

Scholl’s goal for Boom is not just to succeed where Concorde failed – creating a profitable business model by cutting the cost of manufacturing and operations – but also to fly routes that ...