DOT announces "Return of Supersonic Flight" for commercial airlines

The Department of Transportation announced today a return to a technology of the past that feels like it's from the future. Supersonic flight is returning to commercial airlines once again. For too long, outdated rules based on old technology held back American aerospace innovation. Now, we are updating those rules for the first time since the 1970s.Today @USDOT announced a new proposal to enable civil supersonic flight by replacing speed limits with noise… pic.twitter.com/vwR4J88W1F— Director Michael Kratsios (@mkratsios47) June 30, 2026 Ever since the famous Concorde retired in 2003, supersonic flights - with speeds reaching well beyond the speed of...