The countdown has begun for the XB-1’s “historic” first supersonic test flight that should break the sound barrier, according ...

Today a civil test airliner, Boom Technology’s XB-1, broke the sound barrier for the first time in two decades.

Boom's Overture commercial airliners would be built at the Greensboro Superfactory.

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator craft could become the first commercial jet to break the sound barrier since Concorde ...

Boom Supersonic (or just "Boom") adopted a systematic approach to testing, taking the XB-1 through subsonic, transonic, and ...

The aerospace company put its technology to the test today, breaking the sound barrier and reviving the dream of supersonic ...

The single-seat, three-engine jet is the first independently developed plane to exceed Mach 1 in level flight.

If NASA’s bet on its newest X-plane pays off, the long-nosed aircraft could revolutionize commercial aviation. That is, if ...

Flight experts say in ideal conditions, a sonic boom can be heard up to 30 miles away from the source. It’s not clear where the sonic boom created by the X-1 will be heard, but the test flight ...

Boom Supersonic flew its XB-1 test jet at about the speed of sound, a major step as the company works toward the daunting job ...

American aircraft company Boom Supersonic proved their name by successfully flying their civilian jet, the XB-1, faster than the speed of sound over the Mojave Desert Tuesday.

Will Boom bring boom time back to supersonic travel? 'New Concorde' prompts revival talk - The aircraft developed by Boom ...