Aerion

Aerion

Aerion Corporation is an American aerospace firm founded by Robert Bass and based in Reno, Nevada. Aerion is working on the Aerion SBJ, a concept for a supersonic business jet, which advertises a boomless design. [ [http://www.economist.com/search/displaystory.cfm?story_id=E1_VNQQDQR "Breaking the sound barrier—again", The Economist, 12/8/05] ] The firm is headed by several veterans of the aerospace and financial industries. The firm's name is a play on Aerion, a horse borne to Demeter and Poseidon.

Execujet of Switzerland is the firm's sales agent worldwide, with the exception of North America. [ [http://www.avweb.com/news/acrossthepond/across_the_pond_12_new_year_196807-1.html "Supersonic Success", Avweb.com, 1/3/08] ] The firm claims 20 orders for their new aircraft at a unit price of $80,000,000. [ [http://www.economist.com/business/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10431740 "Winging it", The Economist, 1/3/08] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.aerioncorp.com/ Official site] .


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