Colorado aerospace company Boom Supersonic flew its XB-1 demonstrator for the first time on Friday. Nicknamed the "baby boom," the jet tests technologies for Boom's future Mach 1.7 Overture airliner.

DALLAS — Aviation startup Boom Technology says it will power supersonic passenger jets with engines designed by a company better known for making small engines used on drones and cruise missiles. Boom ...

There's no shortage of ambition in commercial aviation - we wouldn't have heavier-than-air flight without dreamers, after all - but Boom Supersonic is in its own category when it comes to setting the ...

After more than two decades of silence in the skies following the retirement of Concorde, supersonic passenger flight is probably staging a comeback. Leading this new chapter is Boom Supersonic, an ...

They call it the Overture, and by all intents and purposes it will be the world's fastest airliner, capable of reaching speeds of Mach 1.7 (1,100 mph/1,800 kph). That's right, a supersonic passenger ...

(CNN) — Earlier this month, a demonstrator aircraft for what could be the first new civil supersonic plane to be launched since the 1960s took to the skies. It’s a milestone moment in the highly ...

Boom Supersonic struck a partnership with a unit of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions to develop an engine for its planned aircraft, after several leading industry players gave the U.S. startup a ...

American Airlines has ordered 20 of Boom Supersonic's Overture planes, with an option for 40 more. Overture is estimated to fly up to 80 passengers in an all-business class cabin at a top speed of ...

I don’t know about you, but I personally can’t wait for the age of supersonic passenger transport to make a glorious comeback. There are several companies working on this issue at the moment, and one ...