A Norwegian passenger jet has set a new world record for the fastest ever transatlantic flight

The dizzying speeds of Concorde made a shock comeback on Monday when a Norwegian flight topped the speed of sound.

It zoomed from New York to London at a mind-blowing 776mph and took just five hours and 13 minutes – almost a whole hour quicker.

And after touching down at Gatwick and shaving 53 minutes off the flight duration, the pilot then revealed: “We could have flown faster.”

Captain van Dam said: “We were actually in the air for just over five hours and if it had not been for forecasted turbulence at lower altitude, we could have flown even faster.”

via Drudge Report
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