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Exclusive: Zoom may make life difficult for Boom, the most serious enterprise working on ‘son of Concorde’

Exclusive: ‘To see such a beauty fail so catastrophically was hard to comprehend’ – Kay Burley, who was on air for Sky News on 25 July 2000

In 1994, Hollywood legend Roger Corman executive produced a Fantastic Four movie. It never made it to the big screen.

France's culture minister Rachida Dati has announced the designation of Concorde Number 1 – a model of the Franco-British supersonic aircraft – as a historical monument.

Chinese media reported that the C949 would have a 50 per cent range boost over the retired Concorde and fly with a noise level like a blowing hairdryer.

Boom Supersonic, aka Concorde 2.0, is aiming to fly passengers from 2030. CEO Blake Scholl shares his plans with William Hosie

The US aerospace company Boom Supersonic recently announced it has successfully tested its latest aircraft, the XB-1. The company is developing a larger plane and aims to begin passenger flights at supersonic (faster than sound) speed within the next five years, and claims it already has orders from a handful…

US aerospace firm wants to accept passengers by the end of 2029. But what was Concorde, its famous supersonic plane predecessor?

While technology has helped to produce cleaner fuels and reduce emissions in many forms of transport, such as electric cars and buses, aviation is lagging behind.

Late last week, American company Boom Supersonic flew faster than the speed of sound with its XB-1 supersonic demonstrator aircraft. It’s now the first piloted non-military aircraft to break the sound barrier since the Concorde was retired from service in 2003.

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 hit Mach 1.1 over Mojave desert, bringing company closer to planned supersonic airliner