A 'new Concorde' has broken the sound barrier - the Boom XB-1 test plane was launched from California's Mojave Air and Space ...

Will Boom bring boom time back to supersonic travel? 'New Concorde' prompts revival talk - The aircraft developed by Boom ...

More than two decades after Europe’s failed attempt at a supersonic airliner, the USA is on track to make it work. View on ...

Boom's XB-1 jet breaks the sound barrier, bringing supersonic passenger travel closer to reality. Find out more about this ...

During the test flight, the aircraft reached an altitude of 34,000ft before accelerating to above Mach 1.0 speed, which is the speed of sound.

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A prototype of a passenger jet meant to succeed Concorde will attempt to break the sound barrier for the first time on ... The US firm hopes it will pave the way for the introduction of passenger ...

Denver-based Boom Technology's XB-1 demonstrator plane hit Mach 1.122 — 750 mph. It's the first independently developed supersonic jet. The... A private company aiming to build the first ...

Concorde was retired from service in 2003 ... The aircraft had faced declining passenger numbers following the Air France Flight 4590 crash in 2000, in which 109 people were killed shortly ...

The hotly anticipated plane already has 130 orders and pre-orders from American Airlines, United Airlines and Japan Airlines. It's now almost 55 years since the 002 prototype for Concorde first ...

Boom, 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 ... prototype for Concorde first flew ...