Almost 22 years after Concorde made its final commercial flights, a prototype passenger jet is attempting to break the sound ...

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Almost 22 years after Concorde made its final commercial flights, a prototype passenger jet has broken the sound barrier during a supersonic test flight. Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 aircraft climbed ...

An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic has become the first independently funded jet to break the sound barrier ...

I was petrified on my first supersonic flight from New York to London, white-knuckling it all the way, while in awe of the BA Concorde's glamorous flight attendants manoeuvring the trolleys along ...

The Colorado company says its plane will fly at Mach 1.7, and previously claimed it would fly from London to New York in 3.5 hours, the same as Concorde. An Overture “Superfactory” in North ...

Will Boom bring boom time back to supersonic travel? 'New Concorde' prompts revival talk - The aircraft developed by Boom ...

By the time Concorde took its first test flight, orders had been received for ... for a round trip between London and New York. Adjusted for inflation, that shakes out to around $66,000 (€ ...