The Concorde was the world's longest-serving supersonic airliner. It could cross the Atlantic in record time. Learn why this ...

The Colorado startup has committed to opening its first manufacturing plant at the Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro.

Boom Technology now claims its Overture jet can rewrite that history. Promising profitability and sustainability, the jet faces skepticism rooted in hard-learned lessons.

A rendering of the Boom Overture mid-flight. Boom This means that Boom's vision for a far wider range of destinations is a lot more possible. Potential routes include San Francisco to Tokyo, which ...

Technology Aviation Experimental jet achieves supersonic flight, minus the boom Boom Supersonic's XB-1 prototype hit its necessary ‘Mach cutoff.' By Andrew Paul Published Feb 11, 2025 3:41 PM EST ...

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator jet broke the sound barrier at Mach 1.122, reaching an altitude of 35,290 feet at California's Mojave Air & Space Port. This milestone marks a significant step ...

Boom Supersonic, the American company building what promises to be the world’s fastest airliner, broke the sound barrier for its first time with a test flight in Mojave, California, on Tuesday.

Overture aims to carry as many as 80 passengers at a speed of Mach 1.7. Rolls-Royce pulled out of plans to make jet engines for the program in 2022, saying the supersonic market wasn’t a priority.

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator jet became the first U.S.-made civilian supersonic jet to break the sound barrier. The independently funded XB-1 reached a speed of Mach 1.122, or about 750 mph ...

In March, Boom achieved first flight of its XB-1, which he calls the “first independently developed supersonic jet and the first new civil supersonic airplane to fly since Concorde in 1969”.

Colorado aerospace company Boom Supersonic flew its XB-1 demonstrator for the first time on Friday. Nicknamed the "baby boom," the jet tests technologies for Boom's future Mach 1.7 Overture airliner.