The moment of truth — perhaps destiny — has arrived for Boom Supersonic and its Overture aircraft. The attempt to achieve supersonic flight at Mach 1.1 is scheduled for 10:45 a.m. EST on ...

Today’s a day I’ve been looking forward to for more than a decade,” said Blake Scholl, Boom's visionary founder and chief ...

Breaking the sound barrier in a privately developed civil aircraft is a significant aviation milestone by any measure. But as the champagne corks popped and the engines on Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 ...

More than two decades after Europe’s failed attempt at a supersonic airliner, the USA is on track to make it work.

The XB-1, which has now completed 12 successful test flights since it first took to the air in March 2024, is the precursor to the development of Boom’s supersonic commercial airliner, Overture. When ...

XB-1 demonstrator hits Mach 0.95 in 11th test flight Test confirms aircraft's frame strength under extreme conditions Supersonic passenger aircraft, Boom Overture, planned for the 2030s ...

If successfully launched, the Boom Overture could carry 64 to 80 passengers on transatlantic journeys that will take just 3 hours and 30 minutes between London and Newark. Rory Bathgate is a ...

Boom Overture, a new supersonic passenger plane being developed by American aviation company Boom Technology, may cross the Atlantic Ocean just like the Concorde did more than 20 years ago.

previously told Newsweek reflects the ongoing boom in the tech sector. "The hype surrounding artificial intelligence and all of the billions of dollars invested into its development has caused ...

An artist’s impression of Boom Supersonic’s Overture aircraft. Source: Boom Supersonic The company has now completed 11 test flights, and it is incrementally working toward supersonic speed.

People across Wayne and Johnston counties said they heard a loud boom around 9 p.m. Monday. Johnston County resident Rich Girard shared security camera footage with WRAL News in which you can ...