U.S. House Advances Legislation to Lift Ban on Supersonic Travel Over Land Written 26 March 2026
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Artist’s rendering of the Boom Overture supersonic aircraft. | Credit: Boom Supersonic; Wikipedia; Fair Use
Aerotime reports, “The US House of Representatives passed legislation aimed at opening the skies to civil supersonic flight over land, a step supporters say could usher in a new era of air travel in the United States. The bill would require the FAA to revise its rules within a year to allow civil aircraft to fly faster than Mach 1 over land without special authorization, provided no sonic boom reaches the ground. The measure, H.R. 3410, targets a long-standing FAA ban dating to 1973, when regulators barred overland civil supersonic flight because of noise concerns tied to sonic booms.”
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