More than 20 years since the final Concorde flight, is a small US start-up now on course to bring back supersonic air travel?

US aerospace firm Boom Supersonic is expecting to reach design freeze on the Overture supersonic passenger aircraft in about a week, as flight-testing of its experimental XB-1 jet concludes.

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link A startup wants to revive the era of the supersonic Concorde for the generations of flyers that missed out — but without the noisy boom and ...

Achieving supersonic flight over land may be within the reach of Boom Supersonic’s Overture aircraft, a potentially historic development that could revolutionize the commercial passenger airline ...

Scholl said the next step is to scale up the technology used on the XB-1 for Boom’s supersonic airliner called the Overture. “Our ultimate goal is to bring the benefits of supersonic flight to ...

and its cockpit will be the first to include sticks that physically respond to aircraft movements and copilot or autopilot inputs. Boom’s goal is to fly Overture by 2026 and certify it with the ...

Captain Mike Bannister, who flew more Concorde hours than any other pilot, is hopeful about the future of the Boom Supersonic's Overture ...

Boom Supersonic achieved Tuesday its goal of breaking the sound barrier on its first attempt with the XB-1 prototype of its Overture aircraft — and then repeated the feat two more times.