United Airlines also plans to add ES-19s

 

Supporting the investment of United Airlines' partner Mesa Air Group, United also signed-up to add the Heart Aerospace ES-19. Similar as Mesa, United is also committing to add 100 ES-19s, once the aircraft meets the airline's safety, business and operating requirements.

According to the airline, once the ES-19 is operational with United Express, it could serve on more than 100 regional routes of the airline's hubs. United's press-release states example routes as Chicago-O'Hare (IL) to Purdue-University Airport (IN) and San Francisco (CA) to Modesto City (CA).

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Mesa Air Group plans to add ES-19

The Mesa Air Group has announced it has decided to invest in Heart Aerospace and also plans to to add 100 ES-19s. The all electric ES-19 is currently being developed and will be able to fly nineteen passengers over a distance of 400 km. Deliveries to customers is planned to begin in 2026.

Mesa is interested in the regional aircraft as it has much lower operating costs and will able the airline to reopen and reconnect with communities it previously served. The company was once the world's largest operator of nineteen-seat aircraft and has valuable experience in operating them, which will benefit Heart Aerospace in the further development of the ES-19.

Mesa currently operates a fleet of 64 CRJ900s (of which 57 for American Eagle), 80 ERJ175s (for United Express) and two B737-400SFs and one B737-800F (for DHL).

Illustration by Heart Aerospace.

Finnair signs LOI for 20 ES-19s

 

Finnair has signed a Letter of Interest with Heart Aerospace for up to twenty ES-19s. If delivered, the aircraft will become part of the airline's plan to halve its CO2-emissions by 2025 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2045.

The ES-19 is a 19-seat electric engined turboprop that will have a range of up to 400 kilometres. The Gothenburg-based company is currently working on the first prototype and hopes to be able to deliver the first ES-19 to a customer in 2026.

Finnair is part of the Nordic Network of Electric Aviation (NEA), which has been working closely with Heart Aerospace. Other members of the NEA are Air Greenland, BRA, Icelandair and SAS.

Illustration by Heart Aerospace.

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