Articles tagged “supersonic”

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IDEAS: Boom Supersonic Completes Key Milestone in Journey Towards First Flight

Boom Supersonic, the company building the world’s fastest airliner, Overture, has completed several key milestones with its technology demonstrator aircraft, the XB-1. Credit: Boom Supersonic The XB-1 aircraft is playing a vital role in enabling the development of the Overture aircraft, which is a sustainable supersonic airliner that has been designed to fly at Mach…

Adam Stacey | 8 months ago

Airlines

Returning to Supersonic: One Company’s Plan to Go Back to the Future

Competition is heating up for supersonic travel and Aerion has established an interesting team to speed up high-end business travel. If it works, the glamour of high-speed crossings will finally return, and the world will open up a bit more.

Colin Nagy, Skift | 5 years ago

Returning to Supersonic: One Company’s Plan to Go Back to the Future

Airlines

Supersonic Flights Could Be a Thing Again If the Market Is Large Enough

We think there's probably demand for this airplane for transatlantic routes. Wouldn't it be great to fly between London and New York in fewer than three hours? But the airplane would have to make a fuel stop on longer routes, so it might be less useful from, say, Tokyo to Los Angeles or London.

Brian Sumers, Skift | 7 years ago

Supersonic Flights Could Be a Thing Again If the Market Is Large Enough