Aviation Week Network – Flexjet has placed a firm order valued at $2.4 billion for 20 Aerion AS2 supersonic jets, with delivery to begin in 2023. First flight is expected in 2021. Flexjet CEO Kenn Ricci said the company will use the supersonic jet for overseas flights and also in China, which does not have …
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Aerion AS2 Supersonic Jet
CNN Money – Over a decade after the Concorde made its last transatlantic flight, a number of companies are working on the next generation of supersonic passenger aircraft capable of speeds at least twice as fast as current commercial planes. These planes will likely first appear in the private and business jet market. Reno, Nevada, …