The XB-1 test flight was a unique event that will live on in the history books and has given travelers hope of a return to ...

American company Boom Supersonic just broke the sound barrier with a civilian plane. What exactly is supersonic travel, and ...

Supersonic planes will burn significantly more fuel than current aircraft, resulting in higher emissions of carbon dioxide, ...

There were more sighs of relief than “I told you so” in the aftermath of Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 prototype aircraft breaking the sound barrier Jan. 28 on its initial three attempts.

A Carnegie Mellon University grad is behind the successful flight earlier this week of the first independently developed jet ...

An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic became the first independently funded jet to break the sound barrier this week. The XB-1 aircraft accelerated to Mach 1.05 at about 35,000 feet during a test ...

And more than two decades after the retirement of the Concorde, American aircraft company Boom Supersonic achieved supersonic flight with its XB-1 prototype in a test flight above California's ...

This week, a sleek white jet became the first privately built aircraft to fly faster than sound, soaring high above the Mojave Desert as a crowd watched in excitement The XB-1, developed by Boom ...