Aerion

The Aerion SST—the most promising effort in years to represent the next step in supersonic travel since the demise of the Anglo-French Concorde—has reached the end of the line after the company said it had run short of cash. The Reno, Nevada-based aircraft builder said Friday it is closing its doors for good according to […]

Aerion Supersonic announced this week that GE Aviation has been selected as the Electrical Power Systems provider for its AS2 supersonic 12 passenger business jet currently in development, with flight testing scheduled to begin in 2024. The system includes electrical power generation, distribution, conversion, and energy storage. The AS2 electrical power system design and initial […]

Aerion’s CEO Tom Vice announced at NBAA’s Business Aviation Convention and Expo that the conceptual design phase for the AS2 supersonic jet is complete. The company is now starting the preliminary design phase and expects to begin initial flight testing of the 12-passenger jet in 2023. The Reno, Nevada-based company hopes to achieve certification for […]

Supersonic bizjet developer Aerion is continuing its strategy of teaming up with the experts in the industry as it progresses through the development of what could become the world’s first supersonic business jet, the Aerion AS2. The company signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with military and space-transport giant Lockheed Martin to explore the possibility […]

Aerion’s supersonic jet project is beginning to pick up speed as the company is completing its evaluation of engine makers for its 12-passenger AS2 jet. After assessing more than a dozen military and civilian engine makers for the past two years, Aerion has teamed with GE to define and evaluate the final configuration for the […]