JetZero Inc. announced plans Thursday to build its first manufacturing plant for a next-generation passenger jet in central North Carolina, a project that if successful would create more than 14,500 jobs there in a decade.

JetZero, a California-based aerospace startup, is moving ahead with plans to manufacture a next-generation commercial aircraft. The company announced it will construct a massive production plant in Greensboro,

JetZero to build a plant in Greensboro, NC, creating 14,500 jobs and planning to produce the fuel-efficient Z4 aircraft by 2030.