Why it matters: Supersonic flight has existed for nearly 80 years, but remains banned over land due to the deafening sonic booms produced when aircraft exceed Mach 1 (767 mph). NASA and Lockheed ...

Nearly a decade after NASA partnered with Lockheed Martin to build the X-59, the supersonic jet has completed its first flight in California, according to a press release spotted by Gizmodo. The X-59 ...

A new "quiet" supersonic X-59 jet designed to revolutionize air travel successfully completed its first test flight, Lockheed Martin announced this week. The sleek, needle-point aircraft built for ...

A NASA jet designed for quiet supersonic flight has been named the "Coolest Thing Made in California" for 2025. The X-59 aircraft aims to reduce the sound of a sonic boom to a gentle "thump." Built by ...

Boom aims to roll out the first prototype of its Overture supersonic airliner in 2026, begin flying it in 2027, and complete FAA type certification by the end of the ...

Boom Supersonic’s Blake Scholl says faster-than-sound passenger flights could launch before the decade’s end — and this time, the economics may finally work. Supersonic passenger travel may have died ...

Boston-based aerospace manufacturer Spike Aerospace says it has reached a new stage in developing its flagship supersonic business jet, the Spike S-512 Diplomat, which the company claims will offer ...

In this video, we will look at a supersonic jet that doesn't go very fast... but perhaps that's the key factor that will make this impossible project successful. This is the Aerion supersonic business ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Trump ended a 52-year ban on overland supersonic flight via executive order. Boom Supersonic plans to begin jet production at its NC ...

More than 20 years after the last commercial Concorde flight, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order last week to repeal the ban on supersonic flight over land across the country. That ...

President Trump is boosting supersonic aviation in the United States. An executive order the commander in chief signed Friday directs the Federal Aviation Administration to repeal a 1973 rule ...