Why your flight could take longer in the future While technology has helped to produce cleaner fuels and reduce emissions in many forms of transport, such as electric cars and buses, aviation is lagging behind. Fortune · Feb 6, 2025
Supersonic jets are making a comeback – but despite the hype, don’t expect to book yet Late last week, 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 the Concorde was retired from service in 2003. The Conversation · Feb 3, 2025
Supersonic prototype jet breaks sound barrier on US test flight Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 hit Mach 1.1 over Mojave desert, bringing company closer to planned supersonic airliner The Guardian - UK · Jan 29, 2025
‘New Concorde’: Boom’s XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier on first supersonic flight Boom’s inaugural XB-1 supersonic test flight reached speeds of more than 850 miles per hour The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2025
First look: ‘Christofle, A Brilliant Story’ is a glittering celebration of silver across two centuries A landmark Christofle exhibition opens today at Paris’ Musées Des Arts Décoratifs and is the first monographic show dedicated to French silverware house Wallpaper · Nov 15, 2024
How did the Concorde fly so fast? The Concorde was the fastest commercial plane ever flown, but its speed came with a hefty price tag. LiveScience · Nov 10, 2024
20 years ago, the supersonic passenger jet Concorde flew for the last time Concorde crossed the Atlantic at twice the speed of sound, cutting travel time in half compared to a conventional passenger plane. The groundbreaking jet made its final flight on Nov. 26, 2003. WEKU · Nov 24, 2023
This $580,000 Luxury Motorhome Has A Miata-Sized Garage In The Back It can carry a car that weighs less than 3,000 pounds. Motor1 · Nov 3, 2023
Twenty years after Concorde’s final flight, what was it like on board the supersonic jet? The Man Who Pays His Way: ‘I put down the glass of cognac and cigar, and followed the purser to the cockpit’ The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2023
Liberty: F1 Concorde discussion won't be "snot-gobbling fight" The current deal that runs from 2021 and 2025 was negotiated by former F1 CEO Chase Carey in what was regarded as a new spirit of cooperation compared to the often confrontational debates of the earlier Bernie Ecclestone era. Autosport · Sep 8, 2023
Realty firm Concorde to invest ₹225 crore in city Concorde, a Bengaluru-based realty developer, said it would invest ₹225 crore to expand its presence in commercial real estate in the city. The Hindu · Jun 23, 2023
Chilling final words of Concorde pilot before tragic fireball crash that killed 113 The plane was heading from Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport to New York Nottingham Post · Apr 19, 2023
‘Cool kids want to dress like old crunchy people’: the fashion newsletter where wholesome is hip Jonah Weiner and Erin Wylie’s blend of insight and humor has drawn tens of thousands of subscribers to Blackbird Skyplane The Guardian - US · Nov 10, 2022
Boom founder Blake Scholl: from high school dropout to supersonic high-flyer The man who aims to bring a ‘son of Concorde’ to the skies – and do it sustainably – found his project tapped into the passions of employees and investors alike The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2022
Bristol Post · Aug 20, 2022 Stockwood community pub The Concorde still flying high thanks to loyal regulars This 1960s estate pub is thriving post-pandemic
The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2022 China plans hypersonic passenger flights more than twice the speed of Concorde Super-speedy flights on the edge of space could be a reality as soon as 2030
The Independent UK · Apr 2, 2022 ‘Concorde pricing’ as British Airways struggles to maintain Heathrow flight schedules Exclusive: BA is charging more than 50 times as much as Ryanair for a London-Dublin trip