Bohemia company, Invoneering, hopes to devise commercial hypersonic travel

Bohemia-based Innoveering, a subsidiary of GE Aerospace, is pursuing commercial hypersonic travel by developing a hypersonic ramjet engine. The article describes ambitions for air routes such as New York–Paris in about 90 minutes and New York–Los Angeles in under 45 minutes, with an eventual target timeframe in the 2030s or 2040s. GE Aerospace invested $2 million in the company’s Bohemia facility as part of a broader $1 billion push across U.S. manufacturing sites and suppliers, adding 15 jobs to its workforce of about 60. Innoveering, acquired by GE Aerospace in June 2022 for an undisclosed price, says it specializes in advanced high-speed propulsion and harsh-environment solutions. The company’s engine concept is designed for Mach 5 flight and relies on ramjet operation without moving parts, with GE noting ongoing work at a research center near Syracuse using AI to generate preliminary engine designs. The competitive landscape includes Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce, while Russia and China are also working on hypersonic systems, though major hurdles remain.