White JetZero Pathfinder jetliner.
JetZero wants to build a very widebody plane called Pathfinder that uses a revolutionary "blended-wing body."
  • California aerospace startup JetZero got the green light to fly its new "Pathfinder" aircraft.
  • The twinjet features a unique "blended-wing body" and is expected to carry up to 250 people.
  • The wing poses complex challenges, but JetZero says it's a sound concept for reducing CO2 emissions.

Aerospace companies across the globe are breaking from the norm of producing traditional "tube and wing" aircraft and instead looking into futuristic technologies that will make flying more efficient and eco-friendly.