The FAA is eliminating a decades-old rule that bars new supersonic commercial jets.

For more than 50 years, one obstacle has prevented routine supersonic passenger travel over land: the deafening sonic boom.

NASA’S “Son of Concorde” jet that could fly from the UK to New York in four hours has smashed through the sound barrier without triggering the usual sonic boom. The experimental ...

California has played a central role in NASA's push to test its X-59 jet and usher in an era of commercial supersonic air ...

The US is taking major steps to end its 50-year ban on overland supersonic flight, with the FAA planning new noise-based rules that could open the door to commercial passenger jets travelling at over ...

More than two decades since the Concorde supersonic airliner last took to the skies, NASA has been flying an experimental aircraft designed to replace loud sonic booms with a quieter thump equivalent ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This undated image provided by Boom Supersonic shows Boom Supersonic Overture Aircraft. American Airlines says it has agreed to ...

NASA's Quesst mission looks to develop a supersonic aircraft that could one day transform commercial air travel in the United ...

Some may already be familiar with the sonic boom that accompanies a break to the sound barrier, but when and why would ...

Sonic boom restrictions limited Concorde to transatlantic flights, reducing its route flexibility and revenue potential.

Cross-country flights could soon be cut in half after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) moved Thursday to scrap its 1973 ban on overland supersonic travel and replace it with new noise limits.

I was an Avionics Sensor Tech at Beale AFB. I worked Side Looking RADAR on the SR-71, so I was always around during air shows. Only once, there was a 80,000 foot Mach 3 flyby. Yes there was a boom but ...