The revival of supersonic passenger jets is a thrilling prospect, marked by both extraordinary promise and significant challenges. This new era of air travel brings together cutting-edge technology, ...

Supersonic airliner developer Boom is making its NBAA-BACE debut this year, with rival Spike also advancing its quest to ...

Boom Supersonic on Wednesday unveiled its first demonstrator aircraft X-B1, which is scheduled to begin flight testing next year, in a milestone for the U.S. startup planning a commercial airliner ...

Supersonic air travel feels simultaneously like our past and our future. Although it may have once seemed like an impossible feat, engineers cracked the code and broke the sound barrier back in 1947.

United Airlines Ventures (UAV), the venture capital arm of United Airlines Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:UAL), has invested in aerospace startup Astro Mechanica to support development of its adaptive ...

NASA's experimental X-59 jet is designed to fly faster than sound — but also dampen the infamous sonic "boom." On July 18, 2025, NASA's experimental X-59 supersonic research aircraft basked in golden ...

The craft is part of the US space agency's mission to find a way for ordinary planet travel to become much faster. Find out more here.