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Keumars Afifi-Sabet

Passenger plane with entirely new 'blended wing' shape aims to hit the skies by 2030

A flying plane.

LAS VEGAS — A novel passenger jet could take to the skies in the next five years that has a completely different shape than any currently flying.

The plane uses a "blended wing" design, which could improve fuel efficiency by 50%, JetZero and Siemens representatives said Wednesday (Jan. 8) in a press conference held at CES 2025 in Las Vegas.

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