On March 2, 1969, the Concorde took to the skies for the first time, marking a new era in commercial aviation. The ...

Two decades after Concorde’s last flight a new class of supersonic commercial jets are on the horizon. Boom Supersonic's experimental XB-1 jet (shown in a Schlieren photograph) has flown at supersonic ...

A closer look at how Sir Richard Branson tried and failed to bring supersonic capabilities to the Virgin Atlantic fleet.

A number of factors led to the Concorde ceasing all operations in 2003, including a fatal crash that killed 113 people in 2000 ...

You're currently following this author! Click to unsubscribe from email alerts. Commercial flights faster than the speed of sound are one of the few historic innovations that have fallen out of favor, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The return of supersonic travel has been remarkably slow for something faster than the speed of sound, but a major milestone was ...

Fifty years after the Concorde first flew, a new era of innovation and entrepreneurial ideas seeks to make supersonic flight practical and sustainable. Flying passengers at twice the speed of sound, ...

There was nothing like the Concorde when it went into flight service in 1976, and there's been nothing like it since. This supersonic jet was able to fly faster than sound travels, breaking the sound ...

The Concorde, a supersonic aircraft, marked a significant milestone in aviation history but ultimately ended service in 2003. A student filmmaker's documentary highlighted the Concorde's impact and ...

An original uniform is among the historic items linked to the first Concorde flight being sold at auction. Memorabilia from the estate of John Lidiard, one of British Airways' pioneer senior flight ...