british airways

  • Watch the Supersonic XB-1 Take Its First Flight

    Watch the Supersonic XB-1 Take Its First Flight

    Private aerospace company Boom Supersonic got its XB-1 demonstrator aircraft in the air and back down again last week, completing the carbon fiber plane’s first successful flight. It hasn’t broken the sound barrier yet, but the new plane is notable for setting the stage for a fuel-efficient supersonic passenger airliner Boom is hoping to launch…


  • British Airways Grounds Flights Following Global IT Problems [Updated]

    British Airways Grounds Flights Following Global IT Problems [Updated]

    It’s a holiday weekend, but British Airways passengers aren’t getting the relaxing time off that they’d hoped for. Following a “major IT system failure” that “is causing very severe disruption to our flight operations worldwide,” the airline says that flights will have to be grounded until the problems are resolved.