Swedish startup and regional hybrid electric aircraft developer Heart Aerospace has signed a collaborative partnership with Swedish island Gotland, the largest in the Baltic Sea.
Heart Aerospace is developing the ES-30, a regional hybrid-electric airplane with a standard seating capacity of 30 passengers.
“Heart Aerospace has just entered an exciting new phase of hardware testing, and our aim is to have a hybrid-electric passenger plane on the market before the end of this decade,” said Anders Forslund, co-founder and CEO of Heart Aerospace.
Gotland has committed to the goal of having at least one operator flying commercially with electric aircraft to and from the island. This initiative aligns with broader objectives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance the region’s attractiveness.
A roadmap for the introduction of electric aviation on Gotland has been developed by Science Park Gotland in the spring of 2024, on the initiative of Region Gotland, Gotland’s business community, and the electric aviation industry. The roadmap will be launched on July 27, 2024.