Aerion
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Not to be confused with Aereon.
Aerion Corporation was an American aircraft manufacturer based in Reno, Nevada. It was founded by Robert Bass of Fort Worth.[2]
Quick Facts Company type, Industry ...
Company type | Private |
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Industry | Aerospace |
Founded | 2003 |
Defunct | May 21, 2021 |
Fate | Ran out of money for funding |
Headquarters | , United States |
Key people | Tom Vice, chairman, president, and CEO[1] Robert Bass, founder |
Products | Supersonic business jet |
Website | aerionsupersonic |
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From 2004 until 2021, the company was developing a 10-passenger supersonic jet to cut transatlantic flights by three hours, using "boomless cruise" technology to negate the sonic boom.[3][4] It was expected to be the first supersonic aircraft without an afterburner to lower emissions, and the first to run on biofuels.[5][6]
Aerion abruptly announced on May 21, 2021, that the company would be shutting down due to inability to raise needed capital to proceed.[7]