Aircraft
Delta and JetZero Partner on Blended-wing-body Airliners
JetZero aims to fly a full-scale demonstrator in 2027
An artist’s impression of JetZero’s blended wing body
© JetZero

Delta Air Lines is teaming up with JetZero to introduce a new type of commercial airliner featuring a blended-wing-body (BWB) airframe that’s up to 50% more fuel efficient than the tube-and-wing airplanes flying today. 

With this new partnership, announced on March 5, JetZero becomes the newest member of Delta’s “Sustainable Skies Lab,” an initiative the U.S. carrier launched in 2023 to help scale innovative technologies that can help the aviation industry achieve its goal of net-zero emissions by 2050. Delta has also agreed to design the interior of JetZero’s BWB airliner, which will have a much different layout than traditional jetliners.