The world’s most glamorous aircraft was cruising at a thrilling 1315 mph, with the curvature of the Earth visible to those who cared enough ...

Boom Supersonic independently designed and built the XB-1, the first civil supersonic jet in America. The XB-1's first ...

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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 expects the airlines to be profitable at about $5,000 USD a seat, which of course is a high price tag, and the company ...

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

Boom Supersonic has completed a test flight of a civil aircraft, breaking the sound barrier three times. The XB-1 prototype is part of the development of a hypersonic aircraft called Overture.

Boom hopes its breakthrough will allow supersonic flights over land, making US coast-to-coast flights 90 minutes faster.

The scaled-down prototype, nicknamed the "Baby Boom", broke the sound barrier for the first time during a test flight over ...

During the second supersonic flight of the XB-1 technology demonstrator today, the jet exceeded Mach 1 three times without a ...

Ever miss the days of Concorde? Well, I've been tracking Nasa's X-59 "quiet supersonic" aircraft, but the Boom XB-1 is new to ...