JAL Partners with JetZero to Support Development of Z4

The Dream of Blended Wing Body Aircraft Gets Real, Japan Airlines Is on Board with the JetZero Z4

Knowing how things usually go in the aviation industry, I find it hard to believe a new aircraft design that hasn’t even flown in prototype form yet will be ready for operations in 2030, just four years from now. Yet that doesn’t seem to be stopping some of the biggest players in this industry from dreaming big. And these dreams are fueled by things like the Z4 blended wing body (BWB) aircraft. The work of a Californi... (continue reading...)

Gulf Air and Japan Airlines back JetZero at FIA2026

JetZero, the startup currently developing a clean-sheet blended-wing-body (BWB) airliner, secured the endorsement of two prominent international airlines at Farnborough International Airshow 2026.   On July 21, 2026, JetZero announced that Bahrain-based carrier Gulf Air had signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to secure preferential delivery slots for its future Z4 airliner.   The timeframe for any potential Z4 deliveries and entry into service stret…

JAL Partners with JetZero to Support Development of Z4

TOKYO and FARNBOROUGH, U.K., July 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- FARNBOROUGH AIR SHOW - Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. (JAL) today announced its support and interest in JetZero's Z4 program, a next-generation mid-market commercial jet aircraft, highlighting the program's potential to deliver…

Gulf Air and Japan Airlines Join the Push for JetZero’s All-Wing Z4

Airlines from Bahrain and Japan just threw their weight behind a plane that looks nothing like the ones filling today’s skies. At the Farnborough Air Show this week, Gulf Air signed a letter of intent for an undisclosed number of JetZero Z4 aircraft, locking in preferential delivery slots for the early 2030s. Japan Airlines followed [...]