California aerospace startup JetZero got the green light to fly its new "Pathfinder" aircraft. The twinjet features a unique "blended-wing body" and is expected to carry up to 250 people. The wing ...

Airbus and the startups JetZero and Natilus are leading development of these efficient flying wings. The jets would burn dramatically less fuel and feature distinctly shaped passenger cabins. Aircraft ...

The basic design of commercial airplanes hasn’t changed much in the past 60 years. Modern airliners like the Boeing 787 and the Airbus A350 have the same general shape as the Boeing 707 and the ...

This unique blended-wing airliner promises not only to reduce fuel burn and emissions by an enormous 50% - but thanks to a new partnership, it could also be the best chance we've seen to deliver ...

The US Air Force (USAF) will test a blended-wing aircraft by 2027 that could ultimately serve as an aerial refueller or cargo-transport aircraft. In a climate action plan released in early October, ...

The blended-wing Natilus Kona aircraft, which is now flying in quarter-scale testing in California, is set to have a zero-emissions variant thanks to a partnership with Zeroavia, which will provide a ...

JetZero has just announced it has chosen the legacy Pratt & Whitney PW2040 engine to power its demonstrator that is planned to fly in 2027. Ambitiously, JetZero plans for the blended-wing-body (BWB) ...