Boom Supersonic's 'Overture' could mark the return of supersonic air travel by 2029, cutting hours off UK to US flight time ...

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The X-59 is the cornerstone of NASA’s Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QUESST) program, which launched in 2016. At the time, the ...

The airline will be able to fly from New York to London, for example, in three hours 40 minutes, so New York to Palma, for ...

Supersonic flights could be coming to our skies sooner than expected. It’s been over 20 years since the Concorde was grounded ...

A new supersonic aircraft that could travel from New York to London in just three hours and 40 minutes is being developed by ...

Concorde was grounded and finally retired in 2003, and in June 2025 the United States cleared a piece of legislation which lifted a decades-old ban on this type of air travel over land. The new ...

However, Boom is perhaps the company that should be most concerned about the X-59. If it proves that "boomless" supersonic flight is possible, and governments respond accordingly, then its loud ...

Boom aims to roll out the first prototype of its Overture supersonic airliner in 2026, begin flying it in 2027, and complete FAA type certification by the end of the ...

Air travel is always evolving, and over the next decade, the airline passenger experience is set to be significantly transformed. Airlines are investing in new plane designs, engines, and other ...

The X-59 successfully completed its inaugural flight—a step toward developing quieter supersonic jets that could one day fly customers more than twice as fast as commercial airliners.

I went on board two Concordes, including the first prototype, at Paris's air and space museum. Concorde, retired in 2003 due to costs and a crash, flew at more than twice the speed of sound. Boom ...