More than 20 years since the final Concorde flight, is a small US start-up now on course to bring back supersonic air travel?

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 creates a sonic boom inaudible from the ground below when flying at the exact right speed and altitude ...

American firm Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 has once again reached supersonic speeds without producing an audible boom, following ...

Boom Supersonic passed a major milestone last month when its XB-1 prototype became the first civil aircraft to break the ...

A supersonic Boom Supersonic flight across the United States — beginning potentially as early as 2029 — could be at least 90 ...

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 has broken the sound barrier, paving the way for faster commercial flights if future tests succeed.

Supersonic Rebirth Since the beginning of air travel, the industry has always looked at ways to move more people quicker and/or cheaper. When supersonic flight was invented shortly after World War II, ...

Flown by Boom Supersonic’s chief test pilot, Tristan “Geppetto” Brandenburg, the aircraft called XB-1 reached an altitude of 35,290 feet before accelerating to Mach 1.122, or 750 mph ...

Flown by Boom’s Chief Test Pilot, Tristan “Geppetto” Brandenburg, XB-1 entered the supersonic corridor, reaching an altitude of 35,290 feet before accelerating to Mach 1.122 (750 mph ...

Chief Test Pilot Tristan "Geppetto" Brandenburg, took off from Mojave Air & Space Port in California and exceeded Mach 1 at an altitude of approximately 35,000 feet, becoming the first civil ...

Flown by Boom's Chief Test Pilot, Tristan “Geppetto” Brandenburg, XB-1 entered the supersonic corridor, reaching an altitude of 35,290 feet before accelerating to Mach 1.122 (750 mph), breaking the ...