Heart Aerospace is a Swedish startup company developing

electric aircraft An electric aircraft is an aircraft powered by electricity. Electric aircraft are seen as a way to reduce the environmental effects of aviation, providing zero emissions and quieter flights. Electricity may be supplied by a variety of methods, ...

. The company is developing the ES-30, a hybrid-electric, 30-passenger

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. The ES-30 is planned to have a 430 nautical mile (800 kilometer) range. Heart plans to have a proof-of-concept aircraft in 2024 and start flight tests in 2026. The

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avionics suite will be installed with custom functions related to managing the aircraft's electronic systems.

History

In March 2021, Heart signed a

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with

Finnair Finnair ( fi, Finnair Oyj, sv, Finnair Abp) is the flag carrier and largest airline of Finland, with its headquarters in Vantaa on the grounds of Helsinki Airport, its hub. Finnair and its subsidiaries dominate both domestic and internationa ...

which would allow the airline to purchase up to 20 ES-19 aircraft. In July 2021,

United Airlines United Airlines, Inc. (commonly referred to as United), is a major American airline headquartered at the Willis Tower in Chicago, Illinois.

announced their intention to purchase up to 200 ES-19 aircraft to be operated on

United Express United Express is the brand name for the regional branch of United Airlines, under which six individually owned regional airlines operate short- and medium-haul feeder flights. On October 1, 2010, UAL Corporation and Continental Airlines merged t ...

routes by

Mesa Airlines Mesa Airlines, Inc., is an American regional airline based in Phoenix, Arizona. It is an FAA Part 121–certificated air carrier operating under air carrier certificate number MASA036A issued on June 29, 1979. It is a subsidiary of Mesa Air Gr ...

. In September 2020,

Sounds Air Sounds Air is a New Zealand airline based at Picton. The airline was founded in 1986 by Cliff and Diane Marchant to provide low cost flights to the Marlborough Sounds. The airline has a maintenance facility at Omaka aerodrome with its Soun ...

of New Zealand signed a letter of intent to purchase ES-19 aircraft. In September 2022,

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acquired a equity stake in Heart as part of a purchase agreement for 30 ES-30 aircraft (under development at time of signing), which are expected to enter service in 2028. United Airlines, Sounds Air and Mesa Airlines reconfirmed their interest in the ES-30. Heart Aerospace also has letters of intent from Braathens Regional Airlines,

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and

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for a total of 96 aircraft, and an additional 40 units for

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Rockton.

References

External links

Official website
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