Aerion
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| 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 Robert Bass, founder |
| Products | Supersonic business jet |
| Website | aerionsupersonic |
Aerion Corporation was an American aircraft manufacturer based in Reno, Nevada. It was founded by Robert Bass of Fort Worth.
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. It was expected to be the first supersonic aircraft without an afterburner to lower emissions, and the first to run on biofuels.
Aerion abruptly announced on May 21, 2021, that the company would be shutting down due to inability to raise needed capital to proceed.