[2] 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.

[7] Aerion Corporation was founded in 2003 by Texas billionaire Robert Bass as a startup working to commercialize supersonic aviation technology.

[10][11][12] Aerion stated that the same proprietary technologies and design tools that enable a practical supersonic business jet also have subsonic and transonic applications.

During the previous 10 years, Aerion had developed extensive NLF test data and methods for optimizing its application to aircraft design, as well as assuring practical manufacturing and operational use.

[17] In April 2020, the company announced the construction of a $375 million production facility at the Melbourne Orlando International Airport and the relocation of its headquarters to the Aerion Park campus, with the hopes of the first commercial delivery of planes by 2027.

Unveiled in 2004, the designer sought a joint venture with a business aircraft manufacturer anticipating a $1.2–1.4 billion development in 7–8 years.

[30] The 12 passenger aircraft aimed for Mach 1.4 with a supersonic natural laminar flow wing for a minimum projected range of 4,750 nm (8,800 km).

[33] Aerion announced, in March 2021, a 50 seat hypersonic Mach 4 airliner project aimed to achieve a range of 7,000 km (3,800 nmi).