Engineering · ETOPS · Widebody
Why the four-engine airliner is extinct
The 747, the A340 and the A380 were not beaten by a better aeroplane. They were beaten by a rule change, and by an engine that stopped breaking.
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Supersonic · Boom · Concorde
Is supersonic travel actually coming back?
Boom Supersonic has flown a demonstrator, built a factory and taken 130 orders. It still has not run its engine. Here is where the comeback really stands in mid-2026 — and how Overture measures up against Concorde.
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