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Airbus, Aerion Eye Supersonic ‘Finish Line’

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Key Takeaways:

  • Airbus Group and Aerion have partnered to advance the Aerion AS2 supersonic business jet concept.
  • Airbus's involvement is primarily to validate Aerion's design and gain access to its aerodynamics research, rather than committing to jet production.
  • The collaboration provides Aerion with added credibility and aims to accelerate the AS2's development towards Mach 1.6 certification by 2021.
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Airbus Group Chairman Allan McArtor and Aerion founder Robert Bass toasted their companies’ new collaboration to bring a supersonic business jet to the market, raising champagne glasses together on the NBAA Convention show floor in Orlando, Florida, yesterday afternoon.

Asked by a journalist in attendance how far Airbus plans to take the sleek Aerion AS2 jet, McArtor responded with a smile, “To the finish line.”

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