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What Is The Fastest Aircraft Ever Built?

A Cessna 172 can typically cruise at around 140 mph (225 kph). Most commercial airliners fly fast enough at altitude that speed is measured in how close the aircraft's speed is to the speed of sound.
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Bombardier Global 8000, World’s Fastest Business Jet, Receives Certification from European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)

MONTREAL, Jan. 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bombardier today announced that the Global 8000, the world’s fastest civilian aircraft, has received European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) ...
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Bombardier Global 8000, World’s Fastest Business Jet, Receives U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Certification

MONTREAL, Dec. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bombardier today announced that the Global 8000 (1), the world’s fastest business aircraft, received U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ...
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Europe Clears Fastest Civilian Aircraft Since the Concorde to Fly in the Continent’s Sky

The rather short-lived Concorde has set the standard for speed when it comes to civilian aircraft. With a maximum cruise speed of Mach 2.04 (1,350 mph/2,179 kph) at an altitude of 60,000 feet (18,288 ...