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Top 10 supersonic business jets to look out for in the future
The return of supersonic travel is an appealing thought. It has been nearly 75 years since Chuck Yeager…
Aerion abandons the supersonic race
Aerion Supersonic abruptly announced it would cease its activities for lack of funding to develop its Aerion AS2…
Aerion AS3 supersonic airliner to reach Mach 4+ and carry 50 passengers
Aerion Supersonic is currently working on the AS2 business jet, an aircraft capable of carrying 12 passengers at…
Aerion secures order for 20 supersonic business jets
Business jet operator NetJets, a subsidiary of Warren Buffet’s conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with…
Aerion, NASA partners to research “high Mach” passenger aircraft
Aerion Supersonic and NASA are partnering for a joint five-year study on ultra-high-speed commercial flight. “This is a…
Aerion completes wind tunnel testing of supersonic business jet
The supersonic jet maker Aerion announced it completed high and low-speed wind tunnel testing of its AS2 business…
FAA prepares the future of supersonic commercial flights
Fast is nice, quiet is better. The Federal Aviation Administration is preparing the future of supersonic commercial flights…
Supersonic flight meets another challenge besides noise reduction
Three U.S. based startups racing to build a successor to the iconic Concorde face another major hurdle besides…