The Quesst mission and a “silent” boom The X-59 sits at the center of NASA’s Quest mission, short for quiet supersonic ...

A new supersonic business jet that could cut the flight time from Dubai to New York to just over three hours was launched as a concept at the Paris Airshow today. Richard Lugg - an avowed Concode fan ...

NASA's X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QueSST) experimental supersonic aircraft took to the skies for the first time on October 28, 2025 from Lockheed Martin's famously secret Skunk Works at the US ...

NASA has received two F-15 jets which had been retired by the US Air Force in order to advance its supersonic research ...

The Bombardier Global 8000 is the fastest private jet ever built with a top speed of 630mph, and during a test flight it briefly went supersonic. Only one has been delivered so far ...

NASA’s X-59 aircraft completed its first flight over the Southern California desert, bringing us closer to traveling at the speed of sound without the explosive, thunder-like clap that comes with it.

Although the topic is subject to some debate, conventional wisdom suggests that the fastest commercial jet is the Boeing 747-8, which reaches a maximum speed of just 0.86 Mach. To fly any faster, ...

Plane could help pave way for faster commercial air travel Aircraft built to break sound barrier with sonic 'thump' Designed to cruise at Mach 1.4 at altitude of 55,000 feet First test flight was ...

About an hour after sunrise over the Mojave Desert of Southern California, NASA’s newest experimental supersonic jet took to the skies for the first time on Tuesday. The X-59 Quesst (Quiet SuperSonic ...

Boom Supersonic is putting its engine technology to work on the ground to power the AI boom, and help fund development of its full-size Overture aircraft. Jesse Orrall (he/him/his) is a Senior Video ...

Military aviation is filled with aircraft that keep flying long after their first flight, shaping how newer fighters are ...