Startup Spike has stepped up activity on its S-512 supersonic business jet, encouraged by U.S. regulatory developments. Credit: Spike Aerospace The FAA has proposed a noise standard that would lift ...

NASA's experimental X-59 jet has successfully flown faster than the speed of sound for the first time. The aircraft is designed to break the sound barrier without creating a loud sonic boom, instead ...

NASA's experimental X-59 jet has successfully flown faster than the speed of sound for the first time from the Edwards Air Force Base in California. The aircraft is designed to break the sound barrier ...

Editor’s Note: To watch a video version of this article, click here. For 53 years, one federal regulation has stood between Americans and the return of supersonic air travel over the continental ...

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The FAA also revealed plans for more rules to come later this year, which would establish landing and takeoff noise standards for any aircraft flying at Mach 1 and above—the benchmark for supersonic ...

A long-standing ban on commercial supersonic flights over the United States would be overturned in a new rule proposed by the US Federal Aviation Administration. That could pave the way for the ...

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A Concorde jet is moved into New York’s Intrepid Museum in 2023. (Mary Altaffer/AP) Imagine flying commercial between the West and East coasts in under three hours. It won’t happen anytime soon, but ...

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On Tuesday, the United States took a step toward allowing overland supersonic passenger travel again. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposed ending a ban in place since 1973. The agency ...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed a new rule that would set the stage for civil supersonic flights over the continental United States, a step toward lifting restrictions that have ...