The return to flying faster than sound will start small

The FAA's proposal to lift the decades-old ban on supersonic flights over land could revive civilian faster-than-sound travel. Powered by quieter boom technology demonstrated by NASA's X-59, the first commercial opportunity is expected to be high-end private jets, with airliners remaining a longer-term prospect due to cost, technology and regulatory hurdles.

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