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Russia’s supersonic airliner technology demonstrator to enter production in 2023
A technology demonstrator for an upcoming Russian supersonic passenger aircraft will enter production in 2023, reports in state…
Another blow for Boom? CFM says not interested in supersonic engine
Aircraft engine manufacturer CFM International is focused on the development of a new sustainable engine rather than a…
Chasing the supersonic future: who is after the Boom Overture?
Pending regulatory approval, the Boom Overture, the fastest commercial aircraft to be, is expected to start operating passenger…
USAF invests $60M into Boom Supersonic
Boom Supersonic, a company which aspires to build the supersonic airliner of the next generation, has signed a…
Top 10 supersonic business jets to look out for in 2022
The return of supersonic travel is an appealing thought. Nearly 75 years have passed since Chuck Yeager broke…
Jacqueline versus Jacqueline: a supersonic duel
In the early 1950s, two women pilots, American Jacqueline Cochran and her French counterpart Jacqueline Auriol, competed to…
Japan draws closer to long-awaited supersonic entry
Multiple Japanese engineering companies have entered a coalition with Japan’s space agency, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), to…
Myasishchev M-25: Soviet plane that would kill with sound | Best of 2020
Most combat aircraft fall into one of several conventional categories: fighter, bomber, ground attack airplane. The M-25, or…
Head of Rostec calls Russian supersonic bizjet „unprofitable”
Russian supersonic business jet project is going to be unprofitable unless it finds investors from the UAE, admits…
Concorde versus Tu-144, the supersonic duel | Quiz
With their elongated shape, delta wing, and tilting nose, Concorde and the Tu-144 look like the two faces…