The Tu-144 beat Concorde into the sky, but speed was never the problem. Built to win a propaganda race, the aircraft was rushed, under-tested, and repeatedly redesigned after it was already flying.

Experiencing a total eclipse for 74 minutes, passengers of Concorde 001 followed the path of totality as it crossed Africa in 1973, setting a record for ...

In the 1960s, the race to build the world’s first supersonic airliner became a high-stakes Cold War duel. In the West, Concorde promised elegance and engineering perfection. In the East, the Soviet Tu ...

The Loadmaster flew commercially in Canada and South America, later operating in Venezuela before being refitted with Wright ...

A stream of high-energy particles from a distant supernova explosion may have caused a packed passenger jet to suddenly lose ...

Boom Supersonic, the company that hopes to revive faster-than-sound air travel, has diverted into the datacenter power ...

The Pepsi blue livery created issues for Concorde because it absorbed much more heat than the standard white paint. At ...

The X-59 is designed to transform the sonic boom associated with supersonic flight into a “sonic thump”—making it feasible to fly over populated areas.

Discover the unexpected consequences of a high-profile aviation event that pushed infrastructure to its limits.

As the NFL continues to market its product all around the globe, an innovation that was shelved nearly 25 years ago could be the ticket to eventual international expansion for Roger Goodell and the ...

Boom Supersonic’s 2025 test flights were “of particular interest” to league executives, the Wall Street Journal reports.