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Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Concorde

On March 2, 1969, the Concorde took to the skies for the first time, marking a new era in commercial aviation. The ...
USA Today

After the fatal Concorde crash, could supersonic flight return? | Cruising Altitude

The Concorde, a supersonic aircraft, marked a significant milestone in aviation history but ultimately ended service in 2003. A student filmmaker's documentary highlighted the Concorde's impact and ...
Yahoo

‘New Concorde’: Boom’s XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier on first supersonic flight

Almost 22 years after Concorde made its final commercial flights, a prototype passenger jet has broken the sound barrier during a supersonic test flight. Boom Supersonic founder and CEO Blake Scholl ...
Forbes

Boom XB-1 Achieves Supersonic Flight—First Time Since Concorde In 2003

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 retired ...
CNN

Boom: America’s answer to Concorde completes its first supersonic flight

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