Heart Aerospace has completed the first flight of its X1 demonstrator, which the company says is the largest battery-electric aircraft yet to fly. The flight took place on August 12, at Plattsburgh International Airport in New York, where Heart has established its X1 flight-test base. The piloted aircraft flew for 27 minutes, reaching an altitude […]
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Heart Aerospace has appointed Brittany Churchill as Vice President of Operations and member of the company’s Executive Leadership Team. In her new role, Churchill will lead Heart’s integrated manufacturing and operations functions, covering production, quality, safety, supply chain, facilities and manufacturing engineering. A mechanical engineer by training and an experienced manufacturing executive, Churchill brings a
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Heart Aerospace, the Swedish hybrid-electric aircraft manufacturer, has announced it is relocating its corporate headquarters from Gothenburg, Sweden, to Los Angeles, California. The strategic shift aims to support the development and testing of its forthcoming aircraft prototypes, particularly the experimental Heart X1 and the future X2 model. The company’s X1 prototype, which is scheduled for
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Swedish aircraft manufacturer Heart Aerospace is set to achieve a significant milestone in sustainable aviation with the first fully electric experimental flight of its Heart Experimental 1 (Heart X1) demonstrator. Scheduled for 2025, the flight will take place at Plattsburgh International Airport in upstate New York. Heart X1 is poised to become the largest fully
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Heart Aerospace has unveiled its first full-scale demonstrator for its regional hybrid-electric aircraft, the ES-30, marking a significant milestone in its development. Built almost entirely in-house at the company’s Gothenburg facilities, the demonstrator reflects Heart’s strategy to advance both design and production simultaneously. “Our industry is approaching a 30-year innovation cycle, and we have less
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Heart Aerospace, a hybrid-electric aircraft manufacturer and Loganair a UK regional airline, have announced an exclusive partnership aimed at decarbonising regional air travel across the United Kingdom. Under this agreement, Loganair and Heart Aerospace will work together to explore and develop use-cases for hybrid-electric aircraft within Loganair’s extensive network in Scotland and the rest of
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Region Gotland, the largest island in the Baltic Sea, has signed a collaboration agreement with hybrid-electric aeroplane maker Heart Aerospace to expedite the introduction of sustainable air travel. Located off the south-east coast of mainland Sweden, Gotland is home to approximately 61,000 permanent residents, with its population growing dramatically during the summer months as it
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Swedish hybrid-electric aeroplane maker, Heart Aerospace, has opened a new research and development (R&D) hub in the United States. This strategic move comes as the company prepares to enter a new phase of hardware testing in developing its first regional hybrid-electric aeroplane, the ES-30. The Los Angeles-based R&D hub will focus on advancing Heart’s hybrid-electric
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Swedish hybrid-electric airplane maker Heart Aerospace has released that it has raised a total of US$107 million in Series B funding, representing another significant stepping stone toward sustainable regional air travel. The new round brings the total financing raised by Heart Aerospace since its inception to US$145 million. Among new investors is Sagitta Ventures, a
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Swedish hybrid-electric airplane maker Heart Aerospace and U.S. charter carrier JSX have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for the purchase of 50 of the Swedish company’s regional ES-30 airplanes, with an option for an additional 50. JSX, which was launched in 2016, is now the biggest public charter carrier in the U.S., operating point-to-point
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