Supersonic flight returning to US after half-century ban
The U.S. Department of Transportation is moving to repeal a 50-year-old ban on overland supersonic flight. New regulations will replace the total ban with noise-based certification standards to allow faster-than-sound travel while minimizing sonic boom impacts.
Why it matters
This policy shift could revolutionize commercial aviation and travel times, signaling a new era for the supersonic aerospace industry.
Travel FAA Makes Way For Return Of Supersonic Flight—Minus The Boom By Suzanne Rowan Kelleher ,
The article reports on regulatory changes and government policy without loaded language or partisan framing.
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