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JetZero’s Triangle-Shaped Jet on Track to Fly by 2027

A rendering of JetZero’s blended-wing jet.Source: JetZero
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JetZero Inc., the start-up aiming to take on planemakers Airbus SE and Boeing Co., is on track to fly the first full-scale model of its manta ray-shaped jetliner by late 2027, executives said Friday.

The company is about halfway through the key milestones in its development process for the so-called “demonstrator aircraft,” and is already laying plans to manufacture and certify the first commercial versions, Florentina Viscotchi, JetZero’s head of engineering, told reporters at its Long Beach, California, headquarters.