The year was 1981, and 47-year-old Captain Brian Walpole was flying high. As one of the first British Airways (BA) Concorde pilots, Mr Walpole had what he called “the best seat in the house”. Week ...

Denver-based Boom Technology's XB-1 demonstrator plane hit Mach 1.122 — 750 mph. It's the first independently developed ...

However, the jet was criticized for its inefficiency. Compared to a Boeing 747, the delta-wing Concorde guzzled four times as much fuel and carried only one-fifth as many passengers — around 100.

While the prospect of commercial supersonic flights is probably at least a decade from becoming a reality due to Boom ...

The Concorde jet, which was grounded in 2003 ... damaging a tire that crashed into the underside of the wing, rupturing a fuel tank.