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2026
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

15 June

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

15 June

ReleaseJetZero announces renovation plans for new Greensboro headquarters, The Hub

27 April

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

13 January

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

2025
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.

24 April

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

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

2024
7 November The proposed BWB demonstrator.

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

2023
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.