Will Supersonic Survive?

Aerion had booked orders for its AS2 supersonic business jet and secured the backing of aerospace experts such as Boeing, GE Aviation, and Spirit AeroSystems. But that wasn’t enough to sustain the company, and when it failed to secure much-needed new investment to bring the aircraft to market, Aerion was forced to shut down. Charles Alcock and Kerry Lynch, senior editors from BJT sister publication Aviation International News, explain what went wrong and where the aviation industry’s supersonic ambitions may go from here.