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End of the Supersonic Bizjet Era? PUBLICATIONS Vol.50 | No.7 $9.00 JULY 2021 | ainonline.com With little prospect of securing the funding needed to bring the End of the supersonic bizjet era? AS2 supersonic business jet (left) to market, Aerion announced the by Kerry Lynch sudden shutdown of its 18-year effort, just months after it broke Aerion Corp. had appeared to be on the had generated enthusiasm regarding the Aerion knew from the beginning that ground on a new headquarters precipice of realizing its 18-year dream of possibilities for the market, with estab- its venture would be expensive, figuring it and manufacturing facility in building what many anticipated would be lished operators such as Flexjet and NetJets would take upwards of $5 billion to bring Melbourne, Florida, and unveiled the first purpose-built supersonic business publicly coming on board. In fact, Aerion its supersonic business jet to market. Fort the near-hypersonic AS3. jet, the AS2. The company had decided on claimed its order backlog had ballooned to Worth financier Robert Bass—the key a final design that had been proved out in $11.2 billion. investor who backed the project, enabling wind tunnel tests, and dozens of patents Meanwhile, the company had already it to launch in 2003—had early on set a limit FBOs had been secured. teased its next product, a near-hypersonic on what he would spend, according to offi- Then that facade came crashing down in AS3 airliner that was to incorporate tech- cials close to the company. Atlantic, Signature late May, when the company confirmed it had nologies developed through a joint research Aerion knew it would have to line up other chains sold page 12 ceased operations. project with NASA. partners. It was able to attract the likes of Air- Aerion had sought to de-risk development And, importantly, Aerion had helped con- bus, Lockheed Martin, and ultimately Boeing. with well-established suppliers. Many of the vince regulators and lawmakers that the time continues on page 31 OEMs industry’s giants signed on to the program, was ripe to consider a fresh approach to cer- Honda Aircraft unveils including Boeing, GE Aviation, Spirit AeroSys- tifying and accepting new-generation, more Read AIN’s MID-YEAR REPORT page 14 tems, Honeywell, Rosen Aviation, Universal environmentally friendly supersonic aircraft. latest upgrade Avionics, and Collins Aerospace. The company had held a groundbreaking Dramatically Ramped-up Spending Aerospace Progress Regulations ceremony in December for a $300 million, But while Aerion appeared to be moving for- FAA releases final pilot 2 million-sq-ft headquarters complex at ward with much momentum, it was also on Airlines, aircraft manufacturers, Florida’s Orlando Melbourne International the precipice of a dramatically ramped-up suppliers, and lessors are looking records rule page 17 Airport (KMLB) that was to have housed spend rate as it transitioned from being a forward to a post-pandemic landscape facilities for research, design, production, design firm to an aircraft developer. At that and a return to growth. Safety and interior completions of the AS2 super- critical juncture, the company’s investors sonic and future aircraft. decided that was too much for them to bear page 20 Air Methods solves the As the progress was being made, the AS2 without significant outside support. IIMC problem page 28 OXYGEN RICH. prae•tor six hun•dred : arrive refreshed with the best-in-class cabin altitude of 5,800 ft +1 321 751 5050 | embraer.com/human OXYGEN RICH. prae•tor six hun•dred : arrive refreshed with the best-in-class cabin altitude of 5,800 ft +1 321 751 5050 | embraer.com/human INSIDE this issue JAMES HOLAHAN !1921"2015#, FOUNDING EDITOR WILSON S. LEACH, FOUNDER & CEO EDITOR!IN!CHIEF – Matt Thurber NEWS EDITOR ! AIN PUBLICATIONS ! Chad Trautvetter SENIOR EDITORS ! Charles Alcock, Curt Epstein, Kerry Lynch Gregory Polek – Air Transport, Jerry Siebenmark CONTRIBUTORS David Donald – Defense Mark Huber – Rotorcraft Jennifer Leach English David Jack Kenny – Safety Gordon Gilbert Richard Pedicini James Wynbrandt PRODUCTION MANAGER ! Martha Jercinovich GRAPHIC DESIGNERS ! John A. Manfredo, Grzegorz Rzekos 10 14 DIGITAL SOLUTIONS MANAGER ! Michael Giaimo DEVELOPER ! Ryan Koch DIRECTOR OF VIDEO ! Ian Whelan MID!YEAR CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER ! 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