A British Airways Concorde today landed in New York carrying its first transatlantic passengers since the aircraft was grounded following last year's crash. The supersonic jet arrived at John F ...
Today a civil test airliner, Boom Technology’s XB-1, broke the sound barrier for the first time in two decades.
Almost 22 years after Concorde made its final commercial flights, a prototype passenger jet is attempting to break the sound ...
More than two decades after Europe’s failed attempt at a supersonic airliner, the USA is on track to make it work. View on ...
While the prospect of commercial supersonic flights is probably at least a decade from becoming a reality due to Boom ...
That list includes Finnair, JAL, Qantas, and Qatar Airways (all of which use Changi T1), plus Malaysia Airlines (departing from Changi T2) and SriLankan Airlines (Changi T3) Travellers in premium ...
Boom's dream of becoming a supersonic commercial airline is a step closer as its demonstrator model the XB-1 reached 844mph ...
Denver-based Boom Technology's XB-1 demonstrator plane hit Mach 1.122 — 750 mph. It's the first independently developed ...
Former chief Concorde pilot for British Airways, Mike Bannister, said: “I’ve been waiting over 20 years for the return of supersonic speeds, and XB-1’s historic flight is a major landmark ...
Developed jointly by Britain and France, Concorde was operated for nearly three decades by Air France and British Airways. 20 years ago, the supersonic passenger jet Concorde flew for the last ...
The US company is seeking to revive the technology more than two decades after Concorde was retired by British Airways amid struggles to make the finances add up. Boom hopes to tap into what it ...
On the ground, Boom's chief test flight engineer, Nick Sheryka, and advisor Greg Krauland, will be joined by former chief Concorde pilot at British Airways, Mike Bannister. “Even people who have ...