Fuel-breathing legends and modern speed machines in one lineup. We focused on real-world fighters with published maximum ...

MONTREAL, Jan. 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bombardier today announced that the Global 8000, the world’s fastest civilian aircraft, has received European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) ...

The rather short-lived Concorde has set the standard for speed when it comes to civilian aircraft. With a maximum cruise speed of Mach 2.04 (1,350 mph/2,179 kph) at an altitude of 60,000 feet (18,288 ...

MONTREAL, Dec. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bombardier today announced that the Global 8000 (1), the world’s fastest business aircraft, received U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ...

Developed in the early 1960s under intense Cold War secrecy, the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird became the fastest jet-propelled aircraft ever built, capable of exceeding Mach 3.3 at altitudes above 90,000 ...

Convair’s daring attempt to build the fastest jet of its time led to the creation of the XF-92A, the U.S.’s first delta-wing aircraft. Designed for supersonic performance and futuristic agility, the ...

From the Me 262 to late-war Spitfires and Mustangs, this list ranks WWII’s quickest combat-ready aircraft by top speed and ...