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JetZero Breaks Ground on Z4 Factory in North Carolina
Greensboro campus to build blended-wing-body airliner
JetZero groundbreaking
North Carolina state officials join JetZero CEO Tom O'Leary (center) to break ground on the Z4 manufacturing campus near Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina, on June 15, 2026. © Hanneke Weitering/AIN

JetZero has broken ground on its first aircraft factory, an eight-million-sq-ft plant at Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina, where the Long Beach, California-based company will produce its Z4 blended-wing-body airliner.

Speaking at a groundbreaking ceremony on June 15, state officials called the project the largest economic development commitment in North Carolina history. JetZero expects to invest $4.7 billion and create more than 14,500 jobs in Guilford County over the next decade, supported by what the company described as the largest state incentive package ever offered to a start-up in any industry.

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