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Highest Cruising Speed of a Commercial Jet Airliner

Evidence-backed
about2,160km/h

Concorde

Concorde operated commercial passenger services from 1976 to 2003. British Airways lists its cruise speed at about 2,160 km/h (Mach 2), among the highest of any commercially operated jet airliner.