US aerospace firm wants to accept passengers by the end of 2029. But what was Concorde, its famous supersonic plane ...

It took off with a bang. Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 jet broke the sound barrier for the first time on Monday as the American company seeks to deliver the world’s faster airliner capable of carrying ...

Almost 22 years after Concorde made its final commercial flights, a prototype passenger jet is attempting to break the sound barrier – and its first supersonic test flight takes off today (28 January) ...

The XB-1 demonstrator has broken the speed of sound, hitting Mach 1.1. It is the first civil supersonic aircraft in US history and the first to do so since Concorde was retired in 2003. That was an ...

It could accelerate up to around Mach 2 (1,354mph) - more than twice the speed of sound - and carried around 100 passengers. In July 2000 an Air France Concorde crashed shortly after take-off, killing ...

Boom's dream of becoming a supersonic commercial airline is a step closer as its demonstrator model the XB-1 reached 844mph ...

A 'new Concorde' has broken the sound barrier - the Boom XB-1 test plane was launched from California's Mojave Air and Space Port and reached supersonic speeds of Mach 1.1 ...

If successful, it could pave the way for the first US-built commercial supersonic jet to enter the market, reigniting the dream of high-speed passenger travel that was first brought to life by the ...

Almost 22 years after Concorde made its final commercial flights, a prototype passenger jet is attempting to break the sound barrier ... supersonic flight will take off near Edwards Air ...

THE 'Son of Concorde' XB-1 jet is set to take off on its inaugural supersonic flight today, where it will break the sound barrier for the first time. Bosses at Colorado-based Boom Technology ...