Sleek airliners transporting passengers at supersonic speeds and reasonable prices over land could help restore some of the ...

It’s been 22 years since the world-famous supersonic passenger jet Concorde was retired. The aircraft, developed by the UK ...

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 ...

Beijing knows that it needs to take over commercial aviation. Supersonic flight is key to that.

Chinese media reported that the C949 would have a 50 per cent range boost over the retired Concorde and fly with a noise ...

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, ...

A NEW near-supersonic jet with luxury living spaces, a full kitchen and a shower room is set to take flight this year. Jet ...

On November 26, 2003, Concorde took off for the last time. After revolutionising air travel for nearly 30 years, spiralling costs and a fatal crash in the year 2000 forced the aircraft to retire.

Languages: English. Concorde's retirement in 2003 brought the curtain down on an age of supersonic passenger flights. Now, two decades later, Boom Supersonic is trying to revive that era.

China has gone up against the US in an aerospace race as its state-owned aircraft manufacturer unveils blueprints for a new supersonic jet that can fly further and more quietly than Concorde.