NASA flight test engineer A.J. Jaffe and pilot Nils Larson walk on the ramp before a flight Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, at NASA's ...

Each step in the testing program “brings us closer" to "the future of commercial supersonic flight," the project manager of the NASA mission said.

A radical aircraft design is about to attempt something aviation has struggled with for decades, and it could change how we ...

More than two decades since the Concorde supersonic airliner last took to the skies, NASA has been flying an experimental ...

A hybrid-electric aviation company has unveiled a new conceptual aircraft design for next-generation airliners.

Concept pairs a double-bubble lifting fuselage and electric tail fans to explore competitive gains for aircraft with 100+ passengers MANASSAS, Va., June 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Electra, the global ...

NASA's X-59 has officially gone supersonic. See how this experimental jet aims to turn disruptive sonic booms into a quiet ...

The X-59 is designed to travel faster than the speed of sound without creating a loud sonic boom. The ultimate goal is to prove that quiet supersonic flight is a viable option for commercial airlines.

Electra, the global leader in hybrid-electric aviation, today unveiled a new conceptual aircraft design for next-generation airliners developed as part of NASA’s Advanced Aircraft Concepts for ...