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April 14, 2019 12:43 am ET -
Planes Are Flying Longer but Not Faster
New technology developed by incumbent aircraft manufacturing giants Boeing and Airbus are pushing aircraft farther and farther. Singapore to Newark, currently the world’s longest flight by distance, clocks in at 17 to 18 hours nonstop. Qantas has challenged Boeing and…
March 2, 2019 9:24 am ET -
“She Flies! She Flies!”: Celebrating 50 Years of the Concorde
"She Flies! She Flies!" is the first sound that most people remember about this day 50 years ago. Raymond Baxter, the BBC's anchor that was covering the event shouted in excitement while the four Snecma Olympus 593 engines delivered full…
December 6, 2017 8:00 am ET -
Betting on the Future: Boom Supersonic Gets a New Investor
Imagine if the Concorde took to the skies again. The iconic Concorde, except smaller, faster and able to traverse entire continents and oceans in a matter of a couple of hours. The next aircraft of the future. Partnering with eccentric British…
June 21, 2017 8:46 am ET -
Supersonic Airliner Scores Big in Paris
Boom Supersonic, an aircraft manufacturer developing a supersonic airliner, has announced that orders have tripled during this year’s Paris Air Show for its first aircraft. While specific airlines were not mentioned in the press release other than Virgin Atlantic which…
May 31, 2017 8:39 pm ET -
Built to Fail: Supersonic Aircraft
While we all admire the success and fame that has come with aircraft like the Boeing 747 or Airbus A320, not every design is successful. In this multi-part series, we will be looking into some of aviation’s designs that had…