Supersonic jets are making a comeback – but despite the hype, don’t expect to book yet
American company Boom Supersonic just broke the sound barrier with a civilian plane. What exactly is supersonic travel, and ...
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BA’s Complicated Relationship with the Airbus A318
In October 1999, BA placed an order with Airbus for 12 A318s, with options for a further 12. These 12 aircraft would be ...
London to New York in 3.5 hours: How Boom Supersonic is learning from Concorde’s mistakes
More than two decades after Europe’s failed attempt at a supersonic airliner, the USA is on track to make it work. View on ...
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Carnegie Mellon Grad’s Supersonic Aircraft Breaks Sound Barrier
A Carnegie Mellon University grad is behind the successful flight earlier this week of the first independently developed jet to break the sound barrier.
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RAW VIDEO: Revolutionary XB-1 Aircraft Achieves First Supersonic Flight
Credit: Boom Supersonic/Cover Images Commercial aircraft will soon be ready to break the sound barrier again as Boom ...
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Boom Supersonic achieves supersonic flight
Two decades after Concorde's retirement, Boom Supersonic's test aircraft has broken the sound barrier for the first time ...
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'Son of Concorde' jet that will take you from New York to London in 3.5 hours breaks the sound barrier for first time
Boom's dream of becoming a supersonic commercial airline is a step closer as its demonstrator model the XB-1 reached 844mph ...
‘New Concorde’: Boom’s XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier on first supersonic flight
Almost 22 years after Concorde made its final commercial flights, a prototype passenger jet is attempting to break the sound ...
Boom XB-1 Achieves Supersonic Flight—First Time Since Concorde In 2003
Today a civil test airliner, Boom Technology’s XB-1, broke the sound barrier for the first time in two decades.
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The company planning a successor to Concorde makes its first supersonic test
Denver-based Boom Technology's XB-1 demonstrator plane hit Mach 1.122 — 750 mph. It's the first independently developed ...
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Could supersonic air travel make a comeback?
Mr Scholl reckons a Symphony prototype will be available for ground testing by the end of the year, and a version with all ...
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BA Gold Guest List? Here’s some very interesting news
For a £99 fee, Flying Blue is matching all three British Airways Executive Club tiers to their Flying Blue equivalents. This is an excellent way to try out the competition if you have realised that ...