AERION, NETJETS AND FLIGHTSAFETY INTERNATIONAL TO EXPLORE FUTURE GLOBAL MOBILITY SOLUTIONS
Aerion
® (FSI) to shape the future of global mobility
NetJets and Aerion to explore exclusive partnership for the global mobility platform, Aerion Connect
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FSI to support Aerion in establishing a new global Supersonic Training Academy
NetJets has obtained purchase rights for 20 AS2® supersonic business jets, extending Aerion’s global order backlog to USD $10 billion+ ahead of 2023 production start
Reno, NV & Columbus, OH, March 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Supersonic aircraft company Aerion, the leader in supersonic technology has forged an expansive collaboration with NetJets, the largest private aviation company in the world, and FlightSafety International, the leader in professional aviation training, both Berkshire Hathaway companies to shape the future of global mobility.
An expansive MOU between Aerion and sister companies NetJets and FlightSafety International includes purchase rights for 20 AS2s and a new training center.
By Reuters Staff
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FILE PHOTO: A logo of supersonic jet maker Aerion Corporation is pictured on their booth during the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva, Switzerland, May 22, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
(Reuters) - Boeing Co-backed supersonic jet maker Aerion said on Wednesday Berkshire Hathaway’s private aircraft firm, NetJets, has obtained purchase rights for 20 of its AS2 business jets.
The AS2 will be powered by engineered synthetic fuel and can reach supersonic speeds of up to Mach 1.4, or about 1,000 miles (1,610 km) per hour, which is 50% faster than conventional business jets, Aerion said.
Production of the jets will begin in 2023 at the firm’s Aerion Park facility in Melbourne, Florida, with the first 300 AS2 aircraft planned for the first decade of production, the company said.
Boeing Co-backed supersonic jet maker Aerion said on Wednesday Berkshire Hathaway's private aircraft firm, NetJets, has obtained purchase rights for 20 of its AS2 business jets.
Aerion
® (FSI) to shape the future of global mobility
NetJets and Aerion to explore exclusive partnership for the global mobility platform, Aerion Connect
TM
FSI to support Aerion in establishing a new global Supersonic Training Academy
NetJets has obtained purchase rights for 20 AS2® supersonic business jets, extending Aerion’s global order backlog to USD $10 billion+ ahead of 2023 production start
Reno, NV & Columbus, OH, March 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Supersonic aircraft company Aerion, the leader in supersonic technology has forged an expansive collaboration with NetJets, the largest private aviation company in the world, and FlightSafety International, the leader in professional aviation training, both Berkshire Hathaway companies to shape the future of global mobility.