Legislation Aims to Open Skies to Civil Supersonic Travel Over Land
The US House of Representatives has passed legislation aimed at lifting the ban on supersonic travel over land, which has been in place since 1973 due to noise concerns related to sonic booms. The bill, H.R. 3410, requires 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. This development could usher in a new era of air travel in the United States, as reported by Aerotime.