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Aerion continues to search for OEM partner on SSBJ
Aerion executives still hope they will secure an OEM partner by the end of the year to build the company’s supersonic business jet, but vice chairman Brian

Aerion executives still hope they will secure an OEM partner by the end of the year to build the company’s supersonic business jet, but vice chairman Brian Barents told NBAA Convention News that the company won’t “fall off a cliff” if the deadline passes without an announcement.

“There’s potential to move the timeline to the right,” Barents said, “but we’re very optimistic that we’ll have something to report later this year.” The company (Booth No. 714) originally planned to certify the airplane in 2014, with the assumption that a partner would have been selected this year. A delay in selecting an OEM partner could affect the planned certification date.