A Chinese aerospace company conducted the first test flight of a passenger plane that it claims is capable of flying at Mach 4; That is more than twice the speed of the Concorde, according to the Independent newspaper.

The Beijing-based aerospace company, also known as Lingkong Tianxing Technology, said the prototype of its Yunxing plane conducted a successful flight over the weekend, before further engine tests in November.

This Chinese super-passenger plane is expected to make its maiden flight in 2027, according to the South China Morning Post, which was the first to report information about the test flight.

If successful, the Chinese-made plane could become the first supersonic airliner to carry passengers in nearly a quarter of a century, as the Concorde completed its last flight in 2003.

The new plane, which travels at 5,000 kilometers (3,000 miles) per hour, can fly between London and New York within an hour and a half. The fastest crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by a Concorde was 2 hours and 53 minutes, while regular aircraft take about 8 hours.

The Chinese Aerospace Transport Corporation is one of a number of companies trying to revitalize supersonic commercial air travel.

Venus Aerospace, a US-based company, is currently developing a jet engine that it claims can reach Mach 6 and “make supersonic economics a reality.”

The president of SpaceX and Tesla, Elon Musk, has also expressed his interest in building a supersonic jet, although he is not currently in the process of developing one. Because of the workload.