FASTER, PLEASE: DOT announces “Return of Supersonic Flight” for commercial airlines.

For too long, outdated rules based on old technology held back American aerospace innovation. Now, we are updating those rules for the first time since the 1970s.

Today @USDOT announced a new proposal to enable civil supersonic flight by replacing speed limits with noise… pic.twitter.com/vwR4J88W1F

— Director Michael Kratsios (@mkratsios47) June 30, 2026

UPDATE (FROM GLENN): A flashback column of mine from 2017.