Alaska Airlines Becomes First Commercial Operator to Invest in JetZero’s Blended Wing Body Written 14 August 2024
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A Blended Wing Body prototype aircraft. | U.S. Air Force; Public Domain
Aviation Week reports, “Alaska Airlines has become the first commercial operator to declare serious interest in the blended wing body (BWB) aircraft under development by JetZero, signing options for an undisclosed number of aircraft while investing in the California-based startup. … JetZero has also revealed that Alaska was the first airline to back the company when it made a previously undisclosed initial investment in 2023 as part of the startup’s Series A financing round after it emerged from stealth mode.”|
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