Commercial aircraft will soon be ready to break the sound barrier again as Boom Supersonic’s demonstrator aircraft, the XB-1, ...

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 ...

After Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator went Mach 1, RGN interviewed Mike Bannister, who served as the Chief Pilot of BA'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 ...

In January 2025, Boom testing platform XB-1 was the first civil supersonic jet made in America to break the sound barrier (Mach 1.122), doing it three times in a row above the Mojave Desert. Watch ...

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

This 34-minute flight, the culmination of 11 previous subsonic ones, took off from Mojave Air and Space Port in California.

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

An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic became the first independently funded jet to break the sound barrier this week. The ...

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator marked a milestone by breaking the sound barrier. The company aims to launch supersonic airliners by 2029, dreaming of faster journeys such as a four-hour flight ...

Captain Mike Bannister, who flew more Concorde hours than any other pilot, is hopeful about the future of the Boom Supersonic ...