Overview
- The Series B was led by B Capital with participation from United Airlines Ventures, Northrop Grumman, 3M Ventures, and RTX Ventures.
- JetZero says total funding and commitments now exceed $1 billion, including a $235 million Defense Innovation Unit award.
- The full-size blended-wing-body Z4 targets roughly 250 seats, about 5,000 nautical miles of range, and up to 50% lower fuel burn versus comparable airliners.
- United holds a contingent agreement for up to 100 aircraft plus 100 options that depends on a successful full-scale demonstrator flight.
- Northrop’s Scaled Composites is building the prototype in Mojave, with Pratt & Whitney PW2040 engines and Collins Aerospace nacelles planned for the aircraft.