When I say American Concorde, you think of the Boeing 2707. But another design almost won the government contract, the Lockheed L-2000. It was cheaper and easier to build and had it been put into ...

essentially, the US wanted a Concorde killer that would have dominated the 500 SST market and cemented American dominance in aerospace for decades to come. NASA to study "city-killer" asteroid as ...

In the case of Pan Am and the Aérospatiale/BAC Concorde SST, the hooning took place at nearly three times the speed of sound. And yet, it was seemingly all for nothing in the end. This is the ...

Boom Supersonic, based in Colorado, is developing the world’s first supersonic passenger aircraft since the demise of Concorde ... began working on the 2707 SST (supersonic transport).

Of course, G-BOAD was not solely deployed on British Airways' supersonic route from London to Singapore via Bahrain, meaning that, as Concorde SST notes, any usage on other corridors resulted in a ...

So, the disturbing decibel levels will not be heard in populated areas. During the era of first-generation supersonic transport (SST), Concorde’s glory years evolved concurrently with the glory years ...

which ushered in the ‘jet age’ of commercial flight – was both larger and faster than the Concorde. The Anglo-French supersonic jet could cruise at just over Mach 2, or twice the speed of sound – some ...

Low-cost airlines are struggling as rising costs and increased competition from traditional airlines challenge their business ...

THE 'Son of Concorde' XB-1 jet is set to take off on its inaugural supersonic flight today, where it will break the sound barrier for the first time. Bosses at Colorado-based Boom Technology ...

Meteorologist Jacqueline Thomas breaks down how much snow has fallen in Concord so far this season and where it stacks up to the average. Meteorologist Jacqueline Thomas breaks down how much snow ...

Boom Technology’s XB-1 test plane. On January 28, 2025, it became the first commercial-type aircraft to fly supersonic since the Concorde in 2003. Today, for the first time since Concorde was ...

PIX Now morning edition - 1/30/25 09:54 Police in Concord on Wednesday announced the arrests of six individual and seizure of firearms and drugs in gang-related enforcement this week connected to ...