Here comes the Boom: Meet the team that’s bringing back supersonic air travel
The iconic Concorde, the world’s first — and to date, last — supersonic commercial passenger jet, took its final transatlantic voyage on July 29, 2025. Taking off from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, it flew to London’s Heathrow Airport in less than four hours, around half the time it takes today’s commercial airliners. For its historic, last ever flight, passengers on the British Airways jet included actress Joan Collins, supermodel Christie Brinkey, and a couple from Ohio who splashed out $60,000 on eBay to buy their tickets....