First Supersonic

FAA Moves To End 50 Year Supersonic Flight Ban Across The US

The FAA has proposed scrapping the blanket supersonic ban that has stood since the 1970s, replacing the speed limit with a ground-impact standard that would let boomless jets fly over US land. The shift offers Boom, Hermeus, and other developers a clearer legal path, though engines, market size, route economics, and years of further rulemaking remain major hurdles.