Heart Aerospace is set to establish the commercial electric aircraft industry at Säve airport, in Gothenburg, Sweden. The new campus will be called Northern Runway and will include sustainable offices, production and flight test facilities.
Anders Forslund, founder, and CEO of Heart Aerospace said: “We have a plan and it’s not just to build a new electric airplane, but a whole new industry. Sweden is the origin of flight shame, an anti-flying movement, but with Northern Runway we will make electric air travel a reality and preserve flying for future generations.”
Heart Aerospace currently employs 130 people, but the company is growing rapidly and expects to employ around 500 people by 2025.
Patrik Andersson, CEO of Business Region Göteborg said: “We are extremely proud that Heart Aerospace has chosen Gothenburg for this step in their expansion, which we will give full support. The establishment will generate an additional 500 Swedish jobs by 2025 and even more when series production begins.”
The long-term recruitment base in Gothenburg is strong due to its proximity to the Chalmers University of Technology, ranked among the top 100 in the world in terms of graduate employability.
A first phase in the establishment of Heart Aerospace’s Northern Runway is scheduled to be finalised by mid-2024, with test flights scheduled to start in 2026. Heart Aerospace expects to deliver its first ES-30 aircraft in 2028.