An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic became the first independently funded jet to break the sound barrier this week. The XB-1 aircraft accelerated to Mach 1.05 at about 35,000 feet during a test f ...

Here’s a look at commercial passenger airplane crashes. For crashes caused by military acts or by terrorism, see Terrorism and War-Related Airplane Crashes Fast Facts. On August 12, 1985, the largest ...

came as French air accident investigators revealed that the Air France Concorde which crashed last July was slightly overweight when it took off from Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris.

Captain Mike Bannister, who flew more Concorde hours than any other pilot, is hopeful about the future of the Boom Supersonic ...

I had such memorable moments. On one trip from New York to London, I was seated next to Dodi Fayed, son of Harrods owner, the ...

American company Boom Supersonic just broke the sound barrier with a civilian plane. What exactly is supersonic travel, and ...

IT ALL began with a tennis dinner. The year was 1981, and 47-year-old Captain Brian Walpole was flying high. As one of the ...

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King Charles III said Saturday he was "shocked and saddened" about the deadly midair collision near Reagan National Airport Wednesday, saying his thoughts were with the U.S.

Six passengers of a medical jet and one person on the ground were killed after the plane crashed in a Philadelphia neighborhood on Friday evening, officials said. Hospitals in the city report at ...