JetZero Raises $175 Million to Build the Aircraft That Could Replace Every Plane in the Sky

The Long Beach startup is betting that a radical "blended wing" design—50% more fuel efficient and decades in the making—will become the standard for commercial aviation by 2050. United, Delta, and Alaska Airlines back the venture as JetZero targets 2027 for its first full-scale demonstrator flight

Jung Han 1월 22, 2026 6 min read분 읽기

JetZero Raises $175 Million to Build the Aircraft That Could Replace Every Plane in the Sky

The Long Beach startup is betting that a radical "blended wing" design—50% more fuel efficient and decades in the making—will become the standard for commercial aviation by 2050

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LONG BEACH, Calif. — While the tech industry obsesses over the next AI model, a startup operating out of a hangar near Long Beach Airport is working on something far more tangible: redesigning the shape of the airplane itself.

JetZero Raises $175 Million to Build the Aircraft That Could Replace Every Plane in the Sky

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