Boom Aviation’s XB-1 took a giant step forward in its mission to become the third civilian-built supersonic jet today when it completed a roughly 12-minute sub-sonic test flight in the skies around ...

The XB-1, which first rolled out of Boom’s Colorado hangar in 2020, was recently moved to the Mojave Air & Space Port in California for ground testing. Last week, the supersonic jet completed taxi ...

Ever since the ahead-of-its-time Concorde jet was retired in 2003, aviation enthusiasts have eagerly awaited the return of a passenger aircraft capable of breaking the sound barrier. That dream is now ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WTVD) -- An airport in North Carolina is tipping its pilot hat to Boom Supersonic after a successful flight of one of its aircraft. Piedmont Triad Airport Authority (PTI) ...

In a major milestone in the history of the aerospace sector Boom Supersonic has made a key regulatory breakthrough by being granted an experimental airworthiness certificate by the US Federal Aviation ...

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator plane just went supersonic in the skies over California’s Mojave Desert, making it the first civil aircraft to break the sound barrier. The American startup’s plane ...

MOJAVE, California—High-speed airliner developer Boom took a major leap toward the development of its Mach 1.7 Overture transport with the successful supersonic flight of its XB-1 demonstrator, the ...

Boom’s XB-1 exceeded Mach 1 three times during its Jan. 28 flight. Credit: Boom Supersonic Breaking the sound barrier in a privately developed civil aircraft is a significant aviation milestone by any ...

The XB-1 demonstrator provides the foundation for Boom’s supersonic airliner Overture. The XB-1 supersonic aircraft demonstrator of Boom Supersonic flew for the first time on March 22, 2024, from the ...

Less than a year from the maiden flight, the first civil supersonic jet made by a private company aims to demonstrate technologies to pave the way for the return of supersonic airliners. The XB-1 ...

After years of delays, the Colorado-based startup’s XB-1 demonstrator takes flight for the first time. After years of delays, the Colorado-based startup’s XB-1 demonstrator takes flight for the first ...