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May 26, 2021 5:31 am ET -
Aerion’s Demise and the Bitter Puncture of the Supersonic Travel…
Ten passengers, 7800 kilometers at Mach 1.4. London-New York in three hours. If the Concorde hadn't existed, we would have said supersonic commercial flying was too good to be true. More than once, the aviation industry desperately searched for a…
August 4, 2020 6:45 am ET -
Virgin Galactic Unveils Mach 3 Aircraft Design
Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. unveiled its design for a new high-speed commercial passenger aircraft on Monday, taking a key first step by signing an important supplier partner for the aircraft’s engines, the company announced in a press release. The initial…
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…