Supersonic flight is legally limited to the ocean. But the federal bureaucracy is (slowly) changing, and at least one company ...

The FAA is moving to speed electric air taxis and civil supersonic flight to market, ending the 1973 overland Mach ban and fast-tracking eVTOL trials.

The U.S. Federal Aviation ‌Administration said it was working to help industry deploy air taxis, supersonic airplanes, boost space launches and expand drone operations as it embraces next-generation ...

NASA's experimental X-59 jet has successfully flown faster than the speed of sound for the first time. The aircraft is designed to break the sound barrier without creating a loud sonic boom, instead ...

The FAA also revealed plans for more rules to come later this year, which would establish landing and takeoff noise standards for any aircraft flying at Mach 1 and above—the benchmark for supersonic ...

The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a landmark notice of proposed rulemaking that officially lifts the 1973 prohibition on civil supersonic flight over the continental United States. US ...

The FAA proposed a new rule that would unwind the current ban against supersonic flight over U.S. soil on Tuesday, replacing it instead with limits on the strength of sonic booms. The original rule ...

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The US government has proposed new rules that could allow civilian aircraft to fly faster than the speed of sound over land without producing a disruptive sonic boom. If approved, the move could pave ...

A long-standing ban on commercial supersonic flights over the United States would be overturned in a new rule proposed by the US Federal Aviation Administration. That could pave the way for the ...

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