A new era in aviation unfolds as Trump Lifts 52-Year Ban on Supersonic Flights and Launches Sweeping Drone, Flying Car Orders. In a landmark move that reshapes the future of American aviation, President Donald Trump has lifted the decades-old ban on supersonic commercial flights over U.S. land. On June 6, 2025, Trump signed a sweeping executive order instructing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to reverse the 1973 rule that prohibited civilian aircraft from flying faster than the speed of sound over land.