• Flexjet ordered 300 "windowless" jets from startup Otto Aerospace for nearly $6 billion. • The Phantom 3500 features a teardrop-shaped fuselage and screens instead of traditional windows. • Flexjet's fleet operates like a timeshare for flying private, and more young people are using it.

Private aviation giant Flexjet has placed a nearly $6 billion order for 300 'windowless' jets — one of the biggest deals in business aviation history, even by the standards of established planemakers.

US-based startup Otto Aerospace is behind the Jetsons-like plane, called the Phantom 3500. It features a teardrop-shaped fuselage that significantly reduces fuel consumption and increases range, as well as screens in place of traditional windows.

Its first flight is scheduled for 2027, with delivery e

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