The Concorde was the fastest commercial plane ever flown, but its speed came with a hefty price tag. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

A Chinese company says it has conducted a test flight of a prototype commercial transport plane that can travel at Mach 4 – or twice the speed of a Concorde. Space Transportation, which is ...

A new race to deliver ultra-fast travel times is shaping up to play out in the aviation industry as rival Chinese and US ...

Supersonic test plane XB-1 smashed its top speed record Tuesday, screaming through the sky at Mach 0.82 or 499 knots (575 miles per hour) true air speed. The milestone, achieved high above ...

British Airways operated its final commercial Concorde flight in 2003, ending its 27-year career. The supersonic jet remains an icon of modern aviation and a technological marvel. For a fleeting 30 ...

The Anglo-French Concorde was co-developed by BAC, a forerunner of BAE Systems, and Aerospatiale, now a part of Airbus. The supersonic jet has a storied history. Concorde was never the commercial ...

The new Yunxing aircraft, its Beijing maker says, will be capable of 3,100mph – more than double the speed of the late, great Anglo-French Concorde. The prospect of an Atlantic hop of under two ...

A Chinese aerospace firm has completed the first test flight of a passenger plane that it claims can fly at Mach 4 – more than twice the speed of Concorde. Beijing-based Space Transportation ...

Aerospace firms worldwide are racing for the chance to build the 'Son of Concorde' - the successor to the British supersonic jet that was banned in 2003. Commercial supersonic flight over land has ...

Supersonic and sleek, Concorde redefined luxury travel—but why did it fail to bring affordable supersonic flights to the masses? This video dives into Concorde’s engineering, the noise complaints, and ...

"XB-1 is reaching higher speeds and altitudes, gradually expanding its flight envelope to prepare the aircraft and team for ...