Two aviation companies in Greensboro, N.C., are developing new aircraft designs that aim to double flight speeds and halve ...

Boom Supersonic has made great strides in recent years toward fulfilling its ambition to get its Overture supersonic airliner off the ground. The problem is that faster-than-sound aircraft aren't ...

Boom Supersonic is now providing turbines to data centers to help fuel the AI boom. The company’s CEO says the move won’t detract from its ambitions of reviving supersonic flight. Boom Supersonic — ...

Boom Supersonic, the company building the world’s fastest airliner, today announced a backlog of more than $1.25 billion for its Superpower turbine and revealed its launch customer, Crusoe. The ...

United Airlines has revealed its aim to reintroduce supersonic commercial flights by 2029, potentially triggering a revolution in the aviation industry. This endeavor, while ambitious, explores an ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Charlotte-based reporter Ted Reed covers airlines and airline labor. A United Airlines executive voiced support for Denver-based ...

Leading the charge is Boom Supersonic, which is exhibiting at NBAA-BACE for the first time. Unlike its erstwhile counterpart and one-time NBAA-BACE regular Aerion, Boom is targeting the airline market ...

“We’re aiming to pick up where Concorde left off,” says Blake Scholl. Fifty years after the Anglo-French jet first carried paying passengers faster than the speed of sound, the Denver-based ...

The X-59 is designed to transform the sonic boom associated with supersonic flight into a “sonic thump”—making it feasible to fly over populated areas. NASA’s new X-59 experimental jet flew for the ...

Why it matters: Supersonic flight has existed for nearly 80 years, but remains banned over land due to the deafening sonic booms produced when aircraft exceed Mach 1 (767 mph). NASA and Lockheed ...