Engineering:Heart Aerospace
Heart Aerospace is a Swedish startup company developing electric aircraft. The company is developing the ES-19, an all-electric, 19-passenger regional airliner. The ES-19 is planned to have a 400-kilometer (250 mi) range and be able to charge in less than 40 minutes. Heart plans to fly the aircraft in 2024 and have it certified by the end of 2026.[1] The Garmin G3000 avionics suite will be installed with custom functions related to managing the aircraft's electronic systems.[2]
In March 2021, Heart signed a letter of interest with Finnair which would allow the airline to purchase up to 20 ES-19 aircraft.[3] In July 2021, United Airlines announced their intention to purchase 100 ES-19 aircraft to be operated on United Express routes by Mesa Airlines.[4] In September 2020, Sounds Air of New Zealand signed a letter of intent to purchase ES-19 aircraft.[5] Since the start, the Swedish airline BRA has also expressed interest in buying the aircraft.[citation needed] In September 2022, Air Canada acquired a $5 million CDN 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. [6]
References
- ↑ O'Connor, Kate (15 July 2021). "United Signs Agreement For 100 Electric Airliners". AVweb. https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/united-signs-agreement-for-100-electric-airliners/.
- ↑ O'Connor, Kate (9 December 2021). "Garmin G3000 Selected For ES-19 Electric Airliner". AVweb. https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/garmin-g3000-selected-for-es-19-electric-airliner/.
- ↑ Niknam, Majid (25 March 2021). "Finnair to Increase Beat of Heart Aerospace". https://airwaysmag.com/innovation/finnair-heart-aerospace/.
- ↑ Lampert, Allison (13 July 2021). "United Airlines to buy 100, 19-seat electric planes from Heart Aerospace". Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/business/sustainable-business/united-airlines-buy-100-19-seat-electric-planes-heart-aerospace-2021-07-13/.
- ↑ "Sounds Air aims to offer first regional zero-emission flights" (in en-nz). 2020-09-28. https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/427098/sounds-air-aims-to-offer-first-regional-zero-emission-flights.
- ↑ Dyck, Darryl (15 September 2022). "Air Canada signs deal to buy 30 electric-hybrid aircraft from Heart Aerospace". Canadian Press. https://www.cp24.com/news/air-canada-signs-deal-to-buy-30-electric-hybrid-aircraft-from-heart-aerospace-1.6069495.
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