{"id":2629075,"date":"2026-07-13T11:20:59","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T15:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/government-may-start-allowing-supersonic-flight-over-land\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T11:28:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T15:28:48","slug":"government-may-start-allowing-supersonic-flight-over-land","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/government-may-start-allowing-supersonic-flight-over-land\/","title":{"rendered":"Government May Start Allowing Supersonic Flight Over Land"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgovernment-may-start-allowing-supersonic-flight-over-land%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2629075&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the Federal Aviation Management&#8217;s (FAA) plans to eliminate its ban on overland supersonic travel in the United States. This initiative aims to substantially reduce flight times across the country by allowing commercial supersonic flights, which previously faced restrictions due to noise concerns, particularly sonic booms. Advances in technology are enabling aircraft to fly at supersonic speeds (over 770 mph) without creating disruptive noise, thanks to innovations like Mach cutoff techniques that refocus sonic booms back into the atmosphere. The FAA has proposed new noise-based certification standards and expects these rules to be finalized by mid-2027. This progress is supported by recent statements from Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and White House officials, highlighting that restoring overland supersonic flight would revolutionize air travel-cutting flight durations from hours to roughly half-and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-begins-debate-on-bidens-2-4-trillion-spending-package-without-knowing-how-its-going-to-be-fully-paid-for\/\" title=\"House Begins Debate On Biden\u2019s .4 Trillion Spending Package Without Knowing How It\u2019s Going To Be Fully Paid For\">stimulate economic growth<\/a> and American innovation. Companies like Boom Supersonic are developing aircraft for commercial use, with major airlines already placing orders. The move aims to reinvigorate the U.S. aviation industry and usher in a new era of high-speed travel, reminiscent of America&#8217;s earlier achievements in breaking the sound barrier.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Federal Aviation Administration is working toward scrapping its ban on overland supersonic travel, which would lead to significantly reduced flight times across the country.<\/p>\n<p>The agency pointed in a June 30 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.faa.gov\/newsroom\/trumps-transportation-secretary-sean-p-duffy-announces-supersonic-flight-coming-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">press release<\/a> to new technological innovations that allow for aircraft to operate without a sonic boom.<\/p>\n<p>A new proposed rule from the FAA would set \u201ca noise-based certification standard for supersonic aircraft,\u201d with a forthcoming rule handling noise levels at takeoff and landing.<\/p>\n<p>Both are slated to be finalized by the middle of 2027.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRestoring supersonic flight over land isn\u2019t just about speed, it\u2019s about unleashing American innovation and ushering in a Golden Age of Travel,\u201d Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThanks to President Trump\u2019s leadership, we are working at lightning speed to safely enable the next quantum leap in aviation technology and deliver an exciting new way to fly to the American flying public.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">THE FUTURE OF FLIGHT IS TAKING OFF. \u2708\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SecDuffy?\">@SecDuffy<\/a> just announced HUGE news in bringing supersonic flights to America\u2019s skies. The Golden Age of travel is here! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/e1bJtsSwXH\">pic.twitter.com\/e1bJtsSwXH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The White House (@WhiteHouse) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WhiteHouse\/status\/2072011419176833314?\">June 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A post from the White House noted that supersonic air travel would cut flight times \u201cnearly in half,\u201d such as by reducing the trip between New York and Los Angeles from 5.5 hours to 3 hours.<\/p>\n<p>FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford noted that \u201cadvances in aerospace engineering, materials science, noise reduction, and new operational concepts will eliminate the old sonic boom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis means we can ultimately repeal the ban from the 1970s on supersonic flight over U.S. territory while minimizing noise impacts to residents in communities along the route and near airports.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While commercial airliners usually fly between 550 and 600 miles per hour, aircraft flying at supersonic speed surpass 770 miles per hour.<\/p>\n<p>The FAA noted that one means of reducing the noise from sonic booms involves \u201cusing a flight technique called Mach cutoff where the aircraft design, atmospheric conditions, speed, and altitude work in combination to ensure the sonic boom bends and refracts back into the atmosphere, significantly reducing its ground-level impact.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The New York Post <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/03\/lifestyle\/3-hour-la-to-nyc-flights-closer-to-reality-after-faa-lifts-restriction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> that companies like Boom Supersonic and many other manufacturers are working on commercial supersonic planes.<\/p>\n<p>Boom Supersonic \u2014 which has designed planes that will carry between 60 and 80 passengers \u2014 has orders from United Airlines, American Airlines, and Japan Airlines.<\/p>\n<p>White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Michael Kratsios said in the FAA news release that \u201cfor too long, outdated rules held back our engineers and manufacturers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnder President Trump\u2019s leadership, we are clearing the runway for supersonic flight, strengthening our industrial base, creating high-skilled jobs, and ensuring the future of aviation is invented and built in America,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmerican ingenuity broke the sound barrier once before, and today\u2019s action ensures it will define the new Golden Age of Aviation.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; 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