Concorde

Supersonic airliner was a truly remarkable engineering achievement and a testament to human ingenuity.

Concorde was a beautiful airplane, but the world did not hurry to replace it.

New Zealand manufacturer Dawn Aerospace achieves supersonic flight with its Mk-II Aurora, which is the first civil aircraft in decades to achieve the feat.

Last week’s deployment of the company’s XB-1 demonstrator marked the seventh of 10 test flights before it is expected to reach Mach 1.0.

Visitors can still board British Airways’ flagship supersonic jet, which is on display at Manchester Airport in the U.K.

“Paris is always a good idea.” Though Audrey Hepburn didn’t actually deliver that line in her 1954 film Sabrina, it’s widely attributed to her, and having lived in Paris for three years, I couldn’t agree more. To this day, I never need an excuse to go. I’d happily hop the pond to La Ville-Lumière for […]

The renowned toy maker has a long record of producing airplane building sets.

Getting a Lear to Flight Level 510 before running out of jet-A was a challenge. Nonetheless, I was learning about the benefits (and perils) of high-altitude flight.

NASA and SpaceWorks are evaluating the technical and economic viability of supersonic and hypersonic commercial air travel.

With a satchel full of years and a bucketful of good fortune, you might say I’ve been privileged to travel in style to an unconscionable degree. Much of the high life has been “purchased” with airline-mileage, hotel or credit-card rewards points—the best use for these “incentives” is to experience otherwise unattainable treats. The St. Regis […]