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Finnair Signs Letter Of Interest For 19-Seater Electric Planes

: Mar 26, 2021 - : 10:57 am

Finnair has signed a Letter of Interest for Heart Aerospace’s electric ES-19 aircraft that is currently under development.

Finnair could acquire up to 20 of the new 19-seater Heart Aerospace ES-19 electric aircraft, for use on the airline’s short routes. According to Heart Aerospace, the aircraft are expected to be available for first commercial flights in 2026.

The plane, the ES-19, which is designed to carry 19 passengers and has a range of 250 miles, will be capable of landing on runways as short as 2,500 feet.

“Finnair believes electric aviation will be one of the tools for the future of flying,” said Anne Larilahti, Finnair Vice President of Sustainability. “It will help to promote responsible and sustainable aviation especially on short routes, in an era where climate change will increasingly dominate the agenda. We want to be actively involved in developing and implementing new technologies which enable carbon-neutral flying. Solving the climate challenge of flying is essential so that the social and economic benefits of aviation can continue.”

Since 2019, Finnair has been a part of the Nordic Electric Aviation (NEA)  initiative to drive the development of electric flying. NEA also has participation from other airlines and aerospace companies in the Nordic region such as Air Greenland, Avinor, Braathens Regional Airlines, El-fly AS, Finnair, Heart Aerospace, Iceland Air, NISA (Nordic Innovation Sustainable Aviation), RISE, SAS and Swedavia.

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