Washington -based Aerion and Airbus announce collaboration on AS2 supersonic business jet . Deal `` kicks the ( supersonic ) program into high gear , '' says AS2 CEO . Expertise from Airbus ' Defence and Space Division . AS2 will trim about eight hours off flight time from Nevada to Paris . A handful of companies are racing to develop private supersonic jets .
Washington -based Aerion and Airbus announce collaboration on AS2 supersonic business jet . Deal `` kicks the ( supersonic ) program into high gear , '' says AS2 CEO . AS2 will trim about eight hours off flight time from Nevada to Paris . A handful of companies are racing to develop private supersonic jets .