Agency's final stage of X-59 ground testing will culminate in the experimental model's inaugural flight, targeted for later ...

For the first time, NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft has moved under its own power, officially kicking off its “taxi ...

More than 50 years after the ill-fated Concorde jet took to the skies and made supersonic air travel a reality, Denver-based Boom is trying to revive the dream of traveling at the speed of sound ...

Photo: Boom Supersonic/Associated Press Boom Technology Inc. is trying to revive supersonic travel, but the most ambitious part of its plan might be to run its aircraft on 100% sustainable fuels.

Boom Supersonic technology may help end ban on supersonic flight. ... Boom Supersonic achieved its goal on Jan. 28 of breaking the sound barrier with the XB-1 prototype of its Overture aircraft.

United’s plane purchase from Boom Technology raises hopes of a return to supersonic travel, but the Concorde failed for a reason: People don’t really want to pay much to fly faster.

Denver-based Boom Technology says that it is developing a supersonic passenger jet that can cruise at Mach 2.2 (1,675 mph, 2,700 km/h), with prices starting at US$5,000 for a return ticket between ...

Boom recently raised $33 million in new funding to develop the startup's first supersonic passenger jet. The company will first build the "Baby Boom," a prototype of the eventual full-size Boom ...

Boom plans to introduce Overture to commercial service by 2029, and while that might prove challenging, the company has recently unveiled a series of new details about its technology and partners ...

Boom Technology Inc., a Colorado-based startup working on a new supersonic aircraft, is raising a $50 million funding round that will bring the company’s valuation to more than $1 billion ...

Boom’s newest supersonic airliner concept sports 4 engines and Concorde vibes The aircraft, called Overture, could someday carry passengers at a speed of Mach 1.7. By Rob Verger ...

(Bloomberg)—Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc pulled out of consideration to make jet engines for Boom Technology Inc.’s proposed supersonic aircraft, dealing a blow to prospects for a next-generation ...