Imagine a world where New Yorkers can head to London for the day and be back in their own bed by the end of the night. Well, if all goes according to plan, this type of supersonic travel could happen before the end of the decade. The last commercial supersonic flight was over 17 years ago. Were you around to see it happen? The maximum speed of air travel has decreased since then but that is set to change in the next decade as several manufacturers work on new aircraft.
