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

Today, the Aérospatiale/BAC Concorde, the turbojet-powered supersonic passenger airliner icon, first flew in 1969.

On March 2, 1969, the Concorde took flight for the first time, ushering in a new era of supersonic travel. A marvel of ...

The days of supersonic travel have been over for more than two decades, while aircraft continue to cruise at Mach 0.85.

American company Boom Supersonic flew faster than the speed of sound with its XB-1 supersonic demonstrator aircraft. It’s now the first piloted non-military aircraft to break the sound barrier since ...

NASA has snapped a stunning image of a supersonic plane breaking the sound barrier – as its creators boast that there was “no audible sonic boom”. The Boom Supersonic XB-1 – dubbed a ...

The world’s most glamorous aircraft was cruising at a thrilling 1315 mph, with the curvature of the Earth visible to those who cared enough ...

The superfast aircraft, dubbed "Monkey King", aims ... Several reasons led to the decision to retire Concorde. Air France and British Airways cited low passenger numbers and high maintenance ...

CONCORDE was the supersonic passenger jet ... It was also the only aircraft in the British Airways fleet that required a flight engineer.

“And if you suffered from claustrophobia then Concorde was not the aircraft for you ... of a career that had seen him also pilot some of British Airway’s slowest planes: tiny two-engine ...

Spike Aerospace, an American company, is also working on a supersonic business jet that aims to "deliver the world in half the time." The Concorde, a French-British supersonic airliner operated by ...