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 ...

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 ...

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 XB-1 demonstrator has taken off as it begins its mission to become the first civil aircraft to break the sound barrier since Concorde. The XB-1 demonstrator, due to take off shortly ...

Boom's XB-1 jet breaks the sound barrier, bringing supersonic passenger travel closer to reality. Find out more about this groundbreaking achievement.

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 ...

A supersonic jet nicknamed the 'Son of the Concorde' has officially traveled faster than the speed of sound for the first time. The XB-1 demonstrator aircraft took off from the Mojave Air & Space ...

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 '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 ...