The world’s most traveled man shares his four top tips for smarter airline travel
The "World’s Most Travelled Man" has revealed his travel tips which include enjoying a glass of red wine, opting for ...
Supersonic jets are making a comeback. Here’s what that means for air passengers
American company Boom Supersonic just broke the sound barrier with a civilian plane. What exactly is supersonic travel, and ...
Winston-Salem Journal4d
Sigh of relief: Boom's successful first supersonic flight heartens local, state supporters
Even though Boom is at least five years out from the first potential commercial flights of Overture, Scholl said XB-1’s supersonic flight “demonstrates that the technology for passenger ...
MIT Technology Review2d
Supersonic planes are inching toward takeoff. That could be a problem.
Supersonic planes will burn significantly more fuel than current aircraft, resulting in higher emissions of carbon dioxide, ...
The Conversation4d
Supersonic jets are making a comeback – but despite the hype, don’t expect to book yet
Late last week, American company Boom Supersonic flew faster ... airliners like it blew Concorde out of the water. Designed to cruise efficiently at supersonic speeds, Concorde was extremely ...
pittsburghmagazine.com4d
Carnegie Mellon Grad’s Supersonic Aircraft Breaks Sound Barrier
A Carnegie Mellon University grad is behind the successful flight earlier this week of the first independently developed jet ...
Japan Today6d
Independently funded jet's sound barrier mark revives talk of commercial supersonic travel
An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic became the first independently funded jet to break the sound barrier this week. The XB-1 aircraft accelerated to Mach 1.05 at about 35,000 feet during a test ...
Malaysia Sun5d
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 aircraft breaks sound barrier in California
This week, a sleek white jet became the first privately built aircraft to fly faster than sound, soaring high above the Mojave Desert as a crowd watched in excitement The XB-1, developed by Boom ...