Heart Aerospace to conduct first test flight in US next year news Yves Le Marquand 26 Nov 24 0 Swedish hybrid-electric aircraft maker Heart Aerospace is planning to fly its demonstrator aircraft at New York’s Plattsburgh International Airport in 2025. The test flight will… Read more
Heart Aerospace unveils full-scale demonstrator aircraft news Yves Le Marquand 12 Sep 24 0 Heart Aerospace has unveiled its first full-scale demonstrator prototype of its ES30 hybrid-electric regional aircraft. Built almost entirely in-house at Heart’s Gothenburg facilities, the 32m… Read more
Loganair to integrate Heart Aerospace aircraft into network news Yves Le Marquand 4 Sep 24 0 UK-based regional airline Loganair has partnered with Heart Aerospace to find use cases for the Swedish developer’s aircraft in the carrier’s route network. Loganair, headquartered… Read more
Heart, JetZero and others awarded FAA FAST grants news Yves Le Marquand 16 Aug 24 0 The FAA has awarded Fueling Aviation’s Sustainable Transition (FAST) grants to a number of companies including Heart Aerospace, JetZero and Wright Electric. The FAA announced… Read more
Heart Aerospace opens US R&D facility, appoints new chief technology officer news Yves Le Marquand 17 May 24 0 Heart Aerospace has opened a new research and development hub in Los Angeles, California. The new facility will focus on the advancement of Heart’s hybrid-electric… Read more
Regional air mobility: Back to the future? Deep Dive Yves Le Marquand 24 Apr 24 0 Turning up to my local airport as a child in the late ‘90s there would be a familiar sight on the apron. A fleet of… Read more
Heart Aerospace Series B triples total capital raise news Yves Le Marquand 1 Feb 24 0 Heart Aerospace has more than tripled its total capital raise with $107m in Series B funding for its hybrid-electric regional passenger aircraft. The new round… Read more
Auckland Airport joins Heart Aerospace advisory board news Yves Le Marquand 7 Nov 23 0 Auckland Airport, the largest in New Zealand, has joined Heart Aerospace’s industry advisory board. Made up of airlines, governments, leasing companies, and airports from around… Read more
Heart Aerospace joins Regional Airline Association news Yves Le Marquand 22 Aug 23 0 Heart Aerospace joins the trade body Regional Airline Association (RAA) with an eye on helping to shape battery-electric flight policy. As the leading trade association… Read more
Heart Aerospace and Crane collaborate on ES-30 electric power distribution system news Yves Le Marquand 27 Jul 23 0 Crane Aerospace & Electronics and Heart Aerospace are working together to define the electrical power distribution system on Heart’s ES-30 aircraft. As the system that… Read more
Malmö Airport to become test arena for Heart Aerospace’s ES-30 news Yves Le Marquand 12 Jul 23 0 Sweden’s state-owned airport operator, Swedavia has decided to make Malmö Airport available as a test arena for Heart Aerospace’s ES-30 electric aircraft. The full-scale model… Read more
Rockton to buy up to 40 Heart Aerospace ES-30s news Yves Le Marquand 10 May 23 0 Swedish investment and aircraft leasing firm Rockton is to acquire up to 40 of Heart Aerospace’s regional electric aircraft, known as the ES-30. The deal… Read more
BAE to develop battery system for Heart Aerospace’s ES-30 aircraft news Yves Le Marquand 3 Apr 23 0 BAE Systems and Swedish electric airplane OEM, Heart Aerospace are collaborating on the battery system for Heart’s ES-30 regional electric aircraft. The battery (pictured… Read more
Heart beating the green premium Deep Dive Yves Le Marquand 23 Nov 22 0 If there is a large premium attached to a sustainable solution, it may attract some wealthy early adopter countries like Sweden, Norway and the US.… Read more
Heart Aerospace and Sevenair sign LOI for six ES-30s news Yves Le Marquand 17 Oct 22 0 Heart Aerospace and Portuguese airline, Sevenair have signed a letter of intent (LoI) for three ES-30s with an option for three more. The ES-30 is… Read more