A French startup developer of hybrid-electric aircraft plans to build a 500,000-square-foot airplane factory along Florida’s Atlantic Coast — its first facility in the U.S.

Aura Aero on Thursday announced its pick of Daytona Beach International Airport as its U.S. headquarters, including a new $172 million production and assembly plant that is expected to eventually create around 1,000 jobs.

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