The new commercial passenger jets that could be in service or flying by 2030
August 30, 2025
The world is now halfway through the 2020s, and 2030 is five years away. So what new commercial passenger jet aircraft can the world expect to enter service before the decade is out? This article will only explore commercial passenger jet aircraft and not business jets or turboprops.
New Boeing aircraft by 2030
Boeing is one of the big two aerospace companies dominating the aerospace sector. But instead of working on next-generation aircraft, Boeing appears more concerned with fixing its tarnished image following the Boeing 737 MAX crashes of 2018 and 2019.
The incident collapsed the trust the FAA had in Boeing, and it has refused to issue more type certificates since. Boeing’s new aircraft remains under increased scrutiny, with the FAA demanding more tests and quality assurance.
This has delayed type certificates for its updated Triple Seven, the Boeing 777X, as well as the shorter MAX 7 and extra-stretched MAX 10 variants of the Boeing 737 MAX family. Boeing is confident it will be able to get the type certificates for these aircraft in 2025, allowing it to bring the 777-9 and other MAX aircraft into service in 2026.
The Boeing 777X is coming in three variants: the popular 777-9 (expected 2026), the shorter 777-8 (before 2030), and the freighter 777-8F (2028 or 2029).
A great side-by-side comparison of the 777-9 and 737 MAX 7, 10 parked at Boeing field pic.twitter.com/Y63dGvHlUR
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Boeing’s plans to build a new mid-sized aeroplane popularly called the 797 appear to be on hold. It’s unclear if Boeing has the cash to develop a clean-sheet aircraft and is more focused on getting its existing aircraft into service. At any rate, if Boeing were to develop the ‘797’, it likely wouldn’t enter service until the 2030s.
Airbus’ new aircraft by 2030
Airbus introduced the new clean-sheet Airbus A350 in 2015. The aircraft has two variants in development and is expected to enter service before 2030. One is the A350-1000ULR, an extra-long-range version of the A350-1000 being built for Qantas. The first are expected to be delivered in 2026.
Next is the freighter A350F variant, which is expected to enter service in 2027. There is speculation about a further stretch – the A350-2000 – but Airbus is still in the exploration phase.
Additionally, Airbus is currently developing two single-aisle aircraft to replace its A320 family. One would be a hybrid electric aircraft for shorter flights, and the other would be a narrowbody powered by next-generation open-fan CFM Rise engines. These are not expected until the mid-2030s.
Airbus previously provided renders of a blended wing body. It’s unclear if Airbus is pursuing this, and even if it is, any such aircraft would not likely enter service until the 2030s.
Boom Supersonic’s Overture
Boom Supersonic is currently leading the world in developing a commercial passenger supersonic aircraft. Work is underway on building the first Overture prototype. The aircraft will have a cruise speed of Mach 1.7, carry 60-80 passengers, and have a range of 4,250 nautical miles.
United Airlines, American Airlines, and Japan Airlines have placed orders or pre-orders for the aircraft, and Boom is holding onto its plans to bring the aircraft into service by 2029.
Overture is being engineered to go twice as fast, fly overland quietly, and deliver the kind of experience today’s travelers expect.
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Not a commercial passenger aircraft, but still worth mentioning is Spike Aerospace’s supersonic business jet. Spike is moving forward with its Spike S-512 aircraft, which it hopes to bring into service in the late 2020s. There are other supersonic projects in the works, but none are expected before 2030.
JetZero’s Blended Wing Body aircraft
The California startup, JetZero, has partnered with Northrop Grumman to develop and fly a full-scale blended wing body (BWB) demonstrator for the United States Air Force in 2027. It has previously stated it wants the aircraft to enter service by 2030, although that is an incredibly ambitious goal.
JetZero has plans for its BWB (called the JetZero Z4) to be a mid-sized commercial airliner. JetZero claims the aircraft will be able to carry 250 passengers and will be able to cut an airline’s fuel bill in half – an enormous leap in efficiency if realised.
JetZero also says the aircraft will have a range of 5,000 nautical miles, placing it between the ranges of today’s narrowbody aircraft and widebody aircraft.
Russia’s quest for commercial aircraft
In 2022, the West imposed crippling sanctions on the Russian aviation industry. After seven more regional Superjets were delivered using pre-stocked components, Russia has been unable to deliver a single commercial aircraft.
Russia is planning to introduce a Russified version of the Superjet in 2026, and it is looking to restart production of the Soviet-era obsolete Ilyushin Il-96, Tupolev Tu-204/214, and the obsolete turboprop Ilyushin Il-114 aircraft. It is also developing other types of new, smaller aircraft.
The only “new” Russian commercial passenger jet aircraft that can be expected before 2030 is the delayed Yakovlev MC-21. The aircraft had originally been planned to be introduced in 2016 and was nearing introduction when sanctions hit in 2022.
An overweight, underpowered, more expensive, and shorter-ranged version of the aircraft powered by Russia’s Aviadvigatel PD-14 turbofans is expected to enter service in late 2026.
Russia has also just filed patents for a new widebody airliner said to rival the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. While the aircraft may be a pipedream, no iteration of it is likely to be flying before 2030.
China’s COMAC & Brazil’s Embraer
China’s state-owned COMAC (Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd) is looking to challenge Boeing and Airbus and become one of the world’s leading commercial aerospace companies.
The regional C909 (previously ARJ21) entered service in 2016, while the narrowbody C919 entered service in 2023. COMAC has big plans to develop two long-range widebody aircraft (called the C929 and C939) and a supersonic jet (called the C949).
However, none of these are expected to enter service before 2030 and are expected sometime in the mid-2030s. The C929 is currently planned to have its maiden flight in 2030. For now, it appears COMAC will not be introducing any new commercial aircraft before 2030.
Brazil’s Embraer is also a significant player in the market and has concepts for future aircraft like Energia. But it doesn’t seem like it will introduce a new jet-powered aircraft before 2030.
Embraer says, “Energia project is exploring a range of sustainable concepts to carry up to 50 passengers. This project is considering a number of energy sources, propulsion architectures, and airframe layouts to reduce our carbon emissions starting from 2030.”
