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The Concorde was the world's longest-serving supersonic airliner. It could cross the Atlantic in record time. Learn why this particular plane was discontinued.
LONDON, Oct. 23 -- British Airways is backing aircraft manufacturers' efforts to develop a long-term replacement for Concorde even if the supersonic airliner returns to service, officials said ...
China has unveiled blueprints for the Comac C949, which will reportedly fly 1.6 times faster than the speed of sound and at a range that is 50 per cent greater than that of retired Concorde.
Japan and NASA plan to meet next month about jointly developing a successor to the retired Concorde.
Commercial supersonic flight ended with the Concorde's discontinuation, but Boom Technology is preparing pilots for a possible supersonic resurgence.
The Concorde suffered a fatal crash in July 2000, which spurred the end of the supersonic jet program. What's next for mach speed flight?
These next-gen supersonic jets from NASA, Boom Aerospace and others want to replace the Concorde. But will they really ever take off?
The crash raises the question whether Concorde has gone past its own point of no return. Despite the plane’s fine safety record no fatalities until last week it has not been trouble-free, and it ...
A milestone effort for mankind: Today a civil test airliner, Boom Technology’s XB-1, broke the sound barrier for the first time in two decades.
But Comac will have to compete against NASA and several American start-ups that are also r acing to create a jet to replace the Anglo-French Concorde supersonic jet, which could cross the Atlantic ...