A closer look at how Sir Richard Branson tried and failed to bring supersonic capabilities to the Virgin Atlantic fleet.

Two decades after Concorde’s last flight a new class of supersonic commercial jets are on the horizon. Boom Supersonic's experimental XB-1 jet (shown in a Schlieren photograph) has flown at supersonic ...

Concorde's maiden flight was in January 1976, and one is now a visitor attraction at Manchester Airport. A ceremony is held to mark the beginning of building the 20,000-capacity arena. Former travel ...

For a fleeting 30 years during the 20th century, supersonic commercial air travel was a reality. But on October 24, 2003, that era came to an abrupt end. That day, British Airways operated its last ...

Concorde was not built to be an economic airliner in the traditional sense; instead, from start to finish, it was a national prestige program. If understood in this way, the aircraft suddenly makes ...

The 1960s were a period of change, transition and unstoppable optimism. It was the age when propeller driven aircraft had all but been phased out by jets, man had successfully gone to space and ...

The intrepid human spirit has constantly pushed the boundaries of how fast we can go. From 100-yard dashes and marathons to the land speed records set on various vehicles, the pursuit of speed has ...

A number of factors led to the Concorde ceasing all operations in 2003, including a fatal crash that killed 113 people in 2000 Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty The Concorde was the ...

Meet Blake Scholl, the Elon Musk of air travel who is determined to get the world back on supersonic passenger jets John Arlidge is an aviation expert who has flown more miles, on more airlines, on ...

On September 26, 1973, an Air France Concorde flew from Washington, DC, to Paris — marking the first nonstop supersonic flight by the Anglo-French airliner. A few years later, Air France and British ...