As the first and only supersonic commercial jetliner, Concorde was popular with royals, celebrities, and business executives.

The Convair 990A pushed subsonic flight to its absolute limit, reaching speeds near 1,000 km/h. Built to be faster than all ...

The Anglo-French flying marvel, the Concorde, was a flying experience like no other and was retired far too soon.

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These are six obscure jet airliners with extremely short production runs. The dawn of the jetliner revolutionized air travel, ...

Virgin Galactic unveiled an early concept for a Mach 3 supersonic passenger aircraft designed to fly far faster than Concorde while using conventional airport infrastructure. The design called for 9 ...

Commercial airline travel just isn’t what it used to be, to put it gently. October 24, 2003, marks the end of the last golden age of public aeronautical travel. On that day, the Concorde was retired, ...

An Anglo-French project, Concorde entered service in the mid-1970s and is the world's only supersonic passenger aircraft. Up ...

Since 2022, North Carolina has spent more than $50 million in taxpayer dollars to build a jet “superfactory” at Piedmont Triad International Airport, but nearly two years after the building was ...

During the 1980s and 1990s, the ECHO famously chartered the Concorde as a part of the annual Grand National celebrations ...

U.S. air travelers could soon embark on journeys faster than the speed of sound if a bill in the House of Representatives is taken up in the Senate. The House voted to legalize supersonic flight in a ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. State allocated nearly $107M for Greensboro supersonic factory that remains idle. Lease allows termination if Boom has under 500 ...