Beijing knows that it needs to take over commercial aviation. Supersonic flight is key to that.

According to Acta Aeronautica et Astronautica Sinica, a Chinese monthly journal, COMAC, a Chinese state-owned company, is currently developing a supersonic passenger aircraft with low noise levels.

Aided by a quartet of Rolls-Royce Olympus 593 engines, the Concorde, the world's only commercially successful supersonic passenger plane, was capable of flying at speeds up to 1,354 mph (2,179 kph).

Bringing the best range, speed and ability to go to smaller airports with a four-zone cabin makes this aircraft unique." CONCORDE was the supersonic passenger jet considered the ultimate luxury in ...

It would be the fastest civil aircraft since Concorde, the world's only successful supersonic passenger airplane. Jean-Christophe Gallagher, head of aircraft sales at Bombardier, said Global ...

A supersonic passenger jet in development by Boom Technology, Inc. could slash transcontinental travel times in half. The aircraft could start carrying passengers as early as next decade.

It’s now the first piloted non-military aircraft to break the sound barrier since the Concorde was retired from service in 2003. It’s the first step in Boom’s ambitious goal to have supersonic ...

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 breaks the sound barrier—the first private aircraft to do so Boom Supersonic's XB-1 is a stepping stone in its plan to develop a commercially viable supersonic airliner ...

A NEW near-supersonic ... room is set to take flight this year. Jet maker Bombardier has unveiled its new Global 8000 private jet which will streak high-flying passengers through the sky at ...