From New York to Paris in Under Four Hours — Quietly
Atlanta, GA — August 14, 2025 — Spike Aerospace today announced significant progress in the development of its flagship supersonic business jet, the Spike S-512 Diplomat, designed to deliver safe, quiet, and fuel-efficient supersonic travel over both land and water.Imagine New York to Paris in under four hours — without the disruptive sonic boom. Spike […]
A Bold New Era of Air Travel: Supersonic Flight Returns Over Land
June 10, 2025 — In a landmark move last week, President Trump signed an executive order directing the FAA to repeal the longstanding ban on civilian supersonic flight over land. This 1973-era restriction has for decades prevented travelers from experiencing the full potential of fast, efficient, coast-to-coast air travel. Now, that’s changing—and it’s opening […]
Spike Aerospace Relaunches Quiet Supersonic Jet - the Spike S-512 Diplomat
The silence is over. Spike Aerospace has returned, ready to reshape the future of flight. Over the past few years we sharpened the Spike S‑512 Diplomat concept, expanded our leadership, and refocused our strategy. Now that work shifts from drawing board to runway as we pursue low‑boom Mach 1.6 travel for global business. Based in Atlanta, GA, […]
The aerospace start-up trying to crack the cause of Concorde’s demise
The Telegram recently featured Spike Aerospace in an article (https://www.yahoo.com/tech/concorde-successor-trying-crack-achilles-120000972.html) highlighting how the company is developing a supersonic jet that directly addresses the key flaws that brought down the Concorde. Chief among those was the Concorde’s infamous sonic boom—loud enough to rattle windows and draw regulatory bans on overland flight. According to Spike CEO […]
The State of Supersonic Flight – 2023
The first chapter of supersonic civilian flight ended 20 years ago when the Concorde took off for the last time from London Heathrow on its final final farewell flight, November 26, 2003. But that was just the end of the first chapter of high-speed air travel — high noise, high emissions & fuel inefficient […]
The State of Supersonic Flight – 2022
It has been a fascinating year for civilian supersonic flight but at the end of 2022, going “faster than speed of sound” seems further away than some expected we would be at this stage. Announced delivery dates continue to slip from 2008 (Aerion I) to now promised deliveries by the end of the decade. […]
Unfortunate news today—Aerion Supersonic is shutting down after 20 years
Unfortunate news today—Aerion Supersonic is shutting down A lot of talented, passionate people at Aerion Supersonic have been working incredibly hard over the years to bring their vision of supersonic travel to life. I’ve had the privilege of knowing several of their engineers and executives personally—brilliant minds and true believers in the future […]
Spike Aerospace and Tech Mahindra Sign Collaboration MOU for Supersonic Flight
Boston, MA, Tues, February 16, 2021 — Spike Aerospace and Tech Mahindra announced they will be collaborating on the development of the Spike S-512 Supersonic Jet through an MOU signed today. The partnership will add Tech Mahindra’s strengths in engineering, optimization and composites to the development of the first low-boom supersonic jet to […]
Ray Benvenuti Joins Spike Aerospace Executive Team
September 2020 – Spike Aerospace is proud to announce Ray Benvenuti is joining their Executive team with the goal of accelerating the company’s expansion and development of the Spike Supersonic Jet. Benvenuti is a senior executive and board member with decades of experience in finance, operations and advisory roles with private equity, aerospace and manufacturing […]
Brian Foley to Bring Aviation Marketing Expertise to Spike Aerospace
BOSTON, MA, Wed September 16, 2020 – Brian Foley, long-time business jet industry executive turned aviation industry strategist, is the latest senior executive to join the Spike Aerospace as an executive advisor. He brings his expertise in marketing and business strategy to the company as the Spike S-512 supersonic jet program continues to expand. “I […]