Aided by a quartet of Rolls-Royce Olympus 593 engines, the Concorde, the world's only commercially successful supersonic passenger plane, was capable of flying at speeds up to 1,354 mph (2,179 kph).

It’s been 22 years since the world-famous supersonic passenger jet Concorde was retired. The aircraft, developed by the UK ...

Concorde made the fastest transatlantic commercial flight from New York to London in 2 hours and 52 minutes. But the era of ...

Behind its iconic silhouette, the Concorde concealed an array of advanced ... to precision-engineered fuel tanks that balanced the aircraft mid-flight, every feature had a purpose.

Sonic booms have long been a barrier to overland supersonic flights. The Concorde was banned from virtually every country in ...

On April 23, 1988, smoking on planes for most U.S. air travel came to a halt. National legislation passed in 1989 made the ...

It was sleek, it was iconic, it was faster than the speed of sound. For one unforgettable day nearly 40 years ago, Concorde ...

Set to become the fastest civilian aircraft since the Concorde's retirement, the Global 8000 boasts a top speed of Mach 0.94 (1,152 km/h) – just a whisker shy of breaking the sound barrier.

Bombardier McCullough said the Global 8000 can also access airports with shorter runways than other aircraft in its class. The Global 8000 Flight Test Vehicle (FTV) has been flying since 2021 ...

Sleek airliners transporting passengers at supersonic speeds and reasonable prices over land could help restore some of the ...

Chinese aerospace giant Comac has unveiled its plans for the C949, a supersonic aircraft designed to fly 50% farther than the Concorde and produce sonic booms quieter than a hairdryer. Scheduled ...