Savior of many a cramped pair of legs, the jet stream is well known for lopping roughly an hour off long haul west-to-east flights. But it's working especially hard for travelers in economy class ...

A Korean Airlines jet plane approaches Los Angeles International Airport as low clouds gather over the Pacific ahead of forecasted rain in Los Angeles, Sunday, Feb ...

Boom Supersonic has an impressive new speed record in its latest test flight with its XB-1. With its vision set to revolutionize air travel, this is a huge step to make things happen. The test flight ...

Seven down. Three to go. Boom Supersonic—the developer of a 64-to-80-passenger commercial airliner that flies faster than the speed of sound—last week set speed and altitude records with its XB-1 test ...

Commercial supersonic flight sped closer to returning as the Boom Supersonic XB-1 prototype reached a transonic speed of Mach 0.95 during Test Flight 11 on January 10, 2025, in the skies over the ...

NASA's recent awards are a strategic step towards advancing hypersonic technologies. The agency has selected multiple contractors to focus on various aspects of hypersonic flight testing. These ...

Scientists in China have announced that a jumbo jet prototype built by them had managed to reach hypersonic speeds (Mach 5 and above) during a flight test. The scientists claim that the aircraft ...

FAA approval is another step toward the startup's revival of supersonic international commercial flights Boom Supersonic has passed another milestone in developing the supersonic jetliner it plans to ...

MOJAVE, Calif. -- The return of supersonic travel has been remarkably slow for something faster than the speed of sound, but a major milestone was achieved Tuesday when Boom Supersonic completed its ...

A massive jet stream formed over the mid-Atlantic region this past weekend, with a fascinating effect: pushing certain eastbound commercial flights faster than the speed of sound. As the Washington ...

The Colorado-based company is aiming to build a Concorde-like supersonic aircraft—but has hurdles to clear before realizing that goal. Boom’s XB-1 demonstrator aircraft just broke the sound barrier, ...