PR: Heart Aerospace, the Swedish hybrid-electric airplane maker, today unveils its first full-scale demonstrator airplane, marking a major milestone in developing its regional hybrid-electric aircraft, the ES-30. Built almost entirely in-house at Heart’s Gothenburg facilities, the demonstrator reflects the company’s…
If you want to market a regional airliner, you must be able to sell it to US operators. Since these account for ~70% of all regional flying. And the US regional airline market is the most brutal segment of a…
PR: Heart Aerospace, the Swedish hybrid-electric airplane maker, and Loganair, the UK-based regional airline, are pleased to announce a new and exclusive partnership aimed at decarbonizing regional air travel in the United Kingdom. As part of the agreement, Loganair and…
We chatted with Anders Forslund to discuss the progress Hearrt has been making on its ES-30. The aircraft has transitioned from all-electric to hybrid-electric and grown from 19 seats to 30. The market for this aircraft is new again. It…
United Airlines launched the CRJ550 , based on the CRJ700. At the time, it looked like this aircraft would be niche and unique to United. Then Delta also selected this model. What explains this resurgence? Also, what does the pilot…
The momentum behind ESG seems to wane—this is the way of fads. However, considerable capital remains invested in creating electrically powered aircraft, which will make their initial impact on regional service. The US is the world’s largest regional air travel…