For more than two decades after Concorde's retirement, the title of the world's fastest civil aircraft remained largely symbolic. Manufacturers shifted their priorities toward a greater range, lower ...

Aviation is inseparably linked to the chase of speed. Since the first days of the powered flight, engineers and pilots have ...

LOS ANGELES, May 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Hermeus, the defense aviation company building the world's fastest aircraft, today announced its Quarterhorse Mk 2.1 successfully completed its first ...

Vista, the global private aviation group which owns the VistaJet and XO brands, says it has accepted its first Bombardier Global 8000 to its fleet. The plane is being touted as the fastest civil ...

NetJets, the world's largest private jet operator, has taken delivery of its first Bombardier Global 8000, planning to build a 24-aircraft fleet of the model. The Global 8000 is billed as the fastest ...

SR-71 mid-flight photographed at sunset - Nasa/Getty Images Speed has long been one of the more fascinating aspects of military aviation, with engineers pushing the boundaries of what's possible at ...

Fighter jets usually land on traditional runways at around 170 to 210 mph. Those landing on an aircraft carrier are usually ...

An aircraft capable of hitting 4,520 mph (nearly seven times the speed of sound) is ludicrous to even think about, but the North American X-15 achieved this, defying comparison to any other aircraft ...

Ordinary jet fuel would boil and combust inside the Blackbird’s fuel tanks—meaning the aircraft must use a special fuel blend that is nearly impossible to light by accident. The SR-71 Blackbird ...