A Carnegie Mellon University grad is behind the successful flight earlier this week of the first independently developed jet to break the sound barrier.

Credit: Boom Supersonic/Cover Images Commercial aircraft will soon be ready to break the sound barrier again as Boom ...

Boom's recent test flight with the XB-1 aircraft achieved supersonic, with iPhone and Starlink capturing the iconic moments.

Breaking the sound barrier in a privately developed civil aircraft is a significant aviation milestone by any measure. But as the champagne corks popped and the engines on Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 ...

The state bills itself as the "First in Flight" and PTI will be the home of the Boom Supersonic jet manufacturing facility called 'The Overture Superfactory." The company announced it was moving to ...

See Boom Supersonic's "refined" design of the Overture aircraft in this animated explainer. Credit: Boom Supersonic ...

PIEDMONT TRIAD, N.C. – January 29, 2025 – Piedmont Triad Airport Authority (PTI) congratulates Boom Supersonic on the successful supersonic flight of their XB-1 demonstrator aircraft today, which ...

A sleek white aircraft has become the first independently developed jet to break the sound barrier. A sleek white aircraft ...

An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic has become the first independently funded jet to break the sound barrier.

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 aircraft has become the first independently developed jet to break the sound barrier, bringing ...

An artist's impression of Boom Supersonic's Overture aircraft. Source: Boom Supersonic The company has now completed 11 test flights, and it is incrementally working toward supersonic speed.