What Happened
Startup JetZero Receives $3 Billion Boost For Blended Wing Aircraft
A startup called JetZero is working on a radical new plane design that could potentially challenge Boeing’s position in the commercial aviation market. The blended-wing aircraft, which resembles a manta ray, has received a $3 billion preliminary deal from the US government to help start production. If successful, this design would mark the biggest shift in passenger-jetliner design since the supersonic Concorde. The development was reported by The Wall Street Journal.