Supersonic AS2 ‘son of Concorde’ jet to fly London to New York in four hours: in pictures

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. According to the Aerion website, the aircraft could fly London to New York in 4 hours and 24 minutes, slicing almost three hours from the current seven hour flight. open image in gallery Aerion is looking for a 100 acre site on an existing airport, near water, to start manufacturing and testing the jet Test flights of the supersonic jet, which can fly at speeds of Mach 1.5 over water where noise is not restricted, are expected as early as 2021. open image in gallery Carbon fibre wings that mean the jet can run on less fuel The jet will accommodate 12 passengers in spacious surroundings. open image in gallery The AS2 accommodates 12 “We see clear and achievable technical solutions to the design of a supersonic jet, and a realistic roadmap for helping Aerion proceed toward construction and flight,” said Ken McKenzie, senior vice president for strategy and corporate development at Airbus.