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

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

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, ...

The test flight took place in the same Mojave Desert area in California where Charles "Chuck" Yeager first broke the sound ...

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 aircraft Tuesday reached an altitude of about 35,000 feet over the Mojave Desert, northwest of Los Angeles, before accelerating to Mach 1.1 speed. With this, it became the first ...

Boom Supersonic has reached a major milestone in aviation history. At precisely 8:31 AM PST (16:31 GMT), its XB-1 demonstrator aircraft broke the sound barrier, marking a significant step toward the ...

A sleek white aircraft became the first independently developed jet to break the sound barrier Tuesday, tearing through the air tens of thousands of feet above the Mojave Desert and a crowd of ...

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 ...

In 2016, it began developing a new aircraft that would serve as a demonstrator for a new supersonic commercial airliner. The demonstrator is called the Boom XB-1 and made its first flight on March 22, ...

The Boom Supersonic's XB-1 aircraft breaks the sound barrier, Mach 1, during a test flight Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, over the Mohave Desert, Calif. (Boom Supersonic via AP) (Uncredited) A sleek ...

The XB-1 aircraft accelerated to Mach 1.05 within about 11 minutes of taking off, according to Boom Supersonic and live video of the test flight. The flight at the Mojave Air & Space Port in ...