Passenger airliners haven't necessarily got faster over recent decades, but they're still the best way to hop between ...

Boom Supersonic has shown that quiet supersonic flight is possible, but needs a new fuselage and new engines that balance speed and efficiency. Almost everything remains to be done, and the race ...

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

and a top speed of Mach 0.94 (though it went supersonic at Mach 1.015 during a May 2021 flight test, thanks to largely to a tweak in the GE Passport engine software that delivered more thrust).

Gulfstream Aerospace’s G700 business jet has set 700 city-pair speed records since it entered service in 2024.

The Fastest Civilian Aircraft . Although the aircraft has not yet entered service, the Global 8000 flight test vehicle (FTV) has made records for supersonic flights. Bombardier st ...

By being able to fly at ultra-high speed and maneuver ... time to mold the shockwave and reduce the speed of the incoming air from hypersonic to supersonic or subsonic. Even then, a hypersonic ...

The ultra long-range jet has an expected best-in-class range of 8,000 nm and top speed of Mach 0.94 (627 ... the fastest civilian aircraft since the supersonic Concorde. More recently, Bombardier ...

The U.S. Air Force currently operates three bomber aircraft. After the eventual arrival of the B-21 Raider, two of these—the ...

In 2003 the Concorde was also retired, with its legacy of speed still inspiring ... in aviation history as a near-supersonic aircraft designed for the ultra-elite. Bombardier is known for ...