Civilian supersonic flight may not have made its anticipated revival yet but there's still a need for speed as shown by Bombardier, which has announced that its Global 8000 business jet is entering ...

Most of us average Joes don't usually get to learn the names of people who own private jets, for various reasons. It seems, though, that the launch into service of the fastest civil aircraft since the ...

MONTREAL, Dec. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bombardier today celebrated the entry-into-service of its Global 8000 (1) business aircraft during a special event held at its state-of-the-art Aircraft ...

The Global 8000 (1) is the fastest civil aircraft since the Concorde, with an industry-leading top speed of Mach 0.95, a range of 8,000 nautical miles (NM), and the lowest cabin altitude in business ...

Canada’s aviation regulator has certificated Bombardier’s Global 8000 business jet, a milestone coming some three years after the Montreal manufacturer launched development of what is the ...

With their powerful engines and aerodynamic frames, the following aircraft represent the pinnacle of fighter jet technology in terms of speed and performance. During the Cold War, the United States ...

Mike Toole is the managing editor for CBS Boston. He has worked in the WBZ-TV newsroom for more than 20 years. He previously wrote and produced news and sports at WABC-TV in New York. A husband and ...

In the 1930s, Italy built a plane so fast the world couldn’t believe it was real. The MC72 became the fastest piston-powered aircraft ever made - a record that still stands today. This is how Italian ...

The Bugatti Chiron Super Sport has a confirmed top speed of over 304 mph, making it, until now, the world’s fastest production car. The Yangwang U9 Xtreme, an all-electric Chinese hypercar, just broke ...

Move over, Bugatti! The new Chinese Yangwang U9 Xtreme electric hypercar just blasted its way to a staggering, 308.4 mph top speed on a German test track, seizing the “world’s fastest car” crown and ...

Civitavecchia, Italy — Along Italy's Mediterranean coast on Thursday, driver Fabio Barone raced across the flight deck of a navy ship while chasing a world record: the fastest car on a boat. Last year ...