The last commercially flown supersonic aircraft was the Concorde, an Anglo- French supersonic airliner developed jointly by Sud Aviation (later Aérospatiale) and the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC). It was introduced into commercial service in 1976 and retired in 2003. The final commercial Concorde flight took place on October 24, 2003, when British Airways flew from New York City's JFK Airport to London Heathrow, marking the end of supersonic commercial air travel
. NASA is currently working on a project to bring back supersonic flights over land with a new aircraft called the X-59 Quiet Supersonic Technology (QueSST) demonstrator. This aircraft aims to reduce the loud sonic boom typically associated with supersonic flight to a quieter "sonic thump," potentially allowing supersonic flights over land without disturbing communities
. In summary:
- The last commercial supersonic aircraft was the Concorde.
- Concorde's final commercial flight was in 2003.
- NASA's X-59 project aims to revive supersonic flight with quieter technology
