News archive: JetZero | Airframer

2 September

First flight of the Jet1 demonstrator is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2027.

JetZero raises $100m as Z4 nears flight test

The financing arrives as the blended-wing aircraft programme moves from demonstration towards production, with the Jet1 demonstrator's first flight scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2027.

20 July

ReleaseJetZero and EXIM Bank sign letter of interest to explore up to $3B in financing

20 July

ReleaseJetZero to open engineering office on Wichita State's Innovation Campus

15 June

ReleaseJetZero announces renovation plans for new Greensboro headquarters, The Hub

15 June

ReleaseJetZero breaks ground on first aircraft factory in Greensboro, North Carolina

27 April

ReleaseSOJA Ventures invests in future of flight by participating in JetZero Series B financing alongside Marquee backers

16 March

Release3M partners with JetZero to reshape aviation

13 January

ReleaseJetZero raises $175 million in Series B financing to transform aircraft innovation

8 December

ReleaseAltair HyperWorks 2026 delivers design and simulation at scale with AI

14 October

ReleaseADI named JetZero's first Supplier of the Year

17 September

ReleaseDelta partners with Maeve Aerospace to advance hybrid regional aircraft

20 August

ReleaseSHZ Advanced Technologies partners with JetZero for LH2 storage and distribution solutions

19 June

JetZero has chosen Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina for its first Z4 production facility.

JetZero’s $4.7 billion Z4 project lands at North Carolina’s Triad airport

A partnership with Siemens and relocation from California have supported JetZero’s plan for large-scale AI-driven aerospace manufacturing in the region.

16 June

ReleaseFlexcompute showcases GPU-native simulation advances at the 2025 Paris Air Show

29 May

ReleaseAltair signs MoU with Georgia Institute of Technology to spur aerospace innovation

8 May

ReleaseADI and JetZero announce key demonstrator milestones

8 May

Hexcel qualifies composites for blended wing Z4 aircraft

Composite material testing has progressed under the FAA’s FAST scheme, as Hexcel supports JetZero’s drive to reduce fuel burn and drag.

24 April

ReleaseUnited invests in next generation blended wing aircraft start-up JetZero

20 March

ReleaseAltair and JetZero join forces to propel aerospace innovation

18 March

ReleaseFlexcompute unveils high-fidelity physics simulation powered by NVIDIA Blackwell platform for a new paradigm of speed

6 March

ReleaseRTX's Pratt & Whitney and Collins Aerospace to lead engine integration and supply power units and nacelles for JetZero blended wing aircraft

5 March

ReleaseJetZero, Delta partner to design the future of air travel by advancing first-of-its-kind, 50% more fuel-efficient aircraft for domestic and international routes

7 November

JetZero harnesses major suppliers for demonstrator's flight control

BAE Systems, Moog, Safran, Thales and Woodward will all contribute technology to the Flight Control System on the JetZero full-scale blended wing body (BWB) demonstrator.

13 August

ReleaseAlaska Airlines announces investment in JetZero to propel innovative aircraft technology and design

24 August

Jet Zero has selected Pratt & Whitney GTF engines to power the demonstrator.

Air Force investment boosts development of BWB project

JetZero is collaborating with Northrop Grumman and Scaled Composites to build and test a full-scale demonstrator of its blended wing body aircraft design, scheduled to fly by 2027.

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