This new authorization allows the independently developed supersonic jet to attempt Mach 1 and beyond. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

Boom Supersonic has received an FAA experimental certificate of airworthiness for its XB-1 technology demonstrator, clearing the way for flight testing to get underway at Mojave Air and Space Port, ...

The chief executive of Boom Supersonic has left open the possibility that the company’s supersonic demonstrator may not get airborne until next year. CEO Blake Scholl says Boom expects the jet’s first ...

It took off with a bang. Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 jet broke the sound barrier for the first time on Monday as the American company seeks to deliver the world’s faster airliner capable of carrying ...

When the experimental XB-1 aircraft broke the sound barrier three times during its first supersonic flight on 28 January, it did not produce a sonic boom audible from the ground, according to US ...