Topic: supersonic

An FAA plan to lift the supersonic ban could eventually speed up L.A. flights

• The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed lifting a decades-old ban on supersonic flight over U.S.
• land, a change that supporters say could one day cut cross-country trips like Los Angeles to New York to around three hours.
• The catch: the aircraft to do it are not yet flying passengers, and any such service is years away.