But while the successful test flight of XB-1 shows that supersonic flight without sonic booms is technically feasible, the next phase is making it economically feasible. Right now, both subsonic and ...

The final Concorde to land was the celebrity-packed New York flight which touched down on the north runway at 4.05pm. It was proceeded by a Concorde from Edinburgh with competition winners on ...

The French Air Accident Investigation Bureau's (BEA) preliminary report included a transcript of a tape recording the last words spoken between Air France's 4590 Concorde pilots, mechanic and ...

Almost 22 years after Concorde made its final commercial flights, a prototype passenger jet has broken the sound barrier during a supersonic test flight. Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 aircraft climbed ...

Air France's streamlined white Concorde swooped into a Paris airport on its final commercial flight home, an emotional end to years of supersonic travel between New York and Paris. The plane ...

The aviation landscape has transformed dramatically since Concorde’s final flight, in ways that could help make supersonic ...

This means that Boom's vision for a far wider range of destinations is a lot more possible; potential routes include San ...

A fascinating map has pinpointed the final resting places of the Concorde ... This weekend marks the 50th anniversary of the Concorde's maiden flight, with events being held around the country ...

But Concorde's long, pointed nose had a hinge. As the plane took off, landed, and taxied, the pilots tilted its nose forward so that they could see the runway. For supersonic flight, the nose was ...

On November 26, 2003, Concorde took off for the last time. After revolutionising air travel for nearly 30 years, spiralling costs and a fatal crash in the year 2000 forced the aircraft to retire.