The FAA is planning to revise America’s ban on commercial supersonic flight—as long as the “sonic boom” it emits can be redirected away from ears on the ground. The Federal Aviation Administration ...

NASA's experimental X-59 jet has successfully flown faster than the speed of sound for the first time from the Edwards Air Force Base in California. The aircraft is designed to break the sound barrier ...

The FAA also revealed plans for more rules to come later this year, which would establish landing and takeoff noise standards for any aircraft flying at Mach 1 and above—the benchmark for supersonic ...

The Trump administration’s new supersonic flight push could hand its biggest near-term win not to passengers, but to companies trying to raise money, certify aircraft, and convince airlines that ...

More than two decades since the Concorde supersonic airliner last took to the skies, NASA has been flying an experimental aircraft designed to replace loud sonic booms with a quieter thump equivalent ...

Ebony Blake who was most recently on the first national tour with Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, playing Hermione, has passed away surrounded by her family and friends after a battle with cancer.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new supersonic plane could herald flights over land that are less intrusive for the communities below their flight paths. Jason ...

The X-59 went supersonic for the first time on June 5, reaching a top speed of approximately Mach 1.1 (713 mph) and an altitude of 43,400 feet on an 81-minute mission from Edwards Air Force Base in ...

After breaking the sound barrier for the first time, NASA’s X-59 supersonic jet flew faster and at higher altitudes in preparation for its most crucial test. The experimental aircraft reached a speed ...