# JetZero to build $4.7B aerospace plant in Greensboro, creating 14,500 jobs

JetZero will break ground in June 2026 on a $4.7 billion aerospace manufacturing facility at Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina. The 8 million square foot plant will produce up to 20 Z4 aircraft per month and create over 14,500 jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2026-05-26
- Where: Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
- Value: $4.70B
- Jobs: 14,500
- Starts operating: 2030
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 20 Z4 aircraft per month
- Products: Z4 all-wing commercial aircraft
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [JetZero](https://endata.com/companies/57985.md)
- [Siemens](https://endata.com/companies/301.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [wxii12.com](https://www.wxii12.com/article/jetzero-project-to-bring-thousands-of-jobs-to-guilford-county/71410956), 2026-05-26: "JetZero is expected to break ground on their 'Factory of the Future' in Greensboro in June."
- [jetzero.aero](https://www.jetzero.aero/jetzero-breaks-ground-on-greensboro-factory), 2026-06-15: "JetZero today broke ground on its first manufacturing and final assembly campus, an 8 million square foot factory on more than 600 acres in Greensboro, North Carolina."
- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/jetzero-breaks-ground-on-first-aircraft-factory-in-greensboro-north-carolina-302800356.html), 2026-06-15: "Today, a great new chapter in North Carolina's storied history of flight is taking off."
- [manufacturingdigital.com](https://manufacturingdigital.com/articles/siemens-jetzero-break-ground-on-ai-led-aerospace-plant), 2026-06-26: "It should come as no surprise that JetZero is breaking ground here in North Carolina – the first in flight state."
- [evertiq.com](https://evertiq.com/news/2026-07-03-jetzero-breaks-ground-on-aircraft-factory-in-north-carolina), 2026-07-03: "JetZero's decision to build here is a vote of confidence in North Carolina's workforce, our universities and community colleges, and our long aerospace tradition."

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