Scottish regional airline Loganair (LM/LOG) has announced an exclusive partnership with Swedish Hybrid-electric aircraft designer Heart Aerospace.
The aim of the partnership is to establish a use case for Heart’s Hybrid-electric aircraft on Loganair’s regional network.
Heart is developing the ES-30, a 30-seat regional airliner which could significantly reduce carbon emissions for Loganair.
Luke Farajallah, Chief Executive Officer, Loganair, said: “This is a very exciting and significant moment for Loganair and for the future of sustainable UK regional flying. This exclusive collaboration with Heart Aerospace brings together two organisations who share a passion to see aviation emissions reduce in a realistic and meaningful way, and we definitely see the ES-30 as being a strong contender to emerge as one of the leaders in this space.
“At Loganair we are very proud of our environmental work and achievements to date, and we see this as the next logical step along the path to a greener future for UK regional aviation.”
Heart says that the ES-30 will have a fully electric zero-emissions range of 200km and an extended hybrid range of 400km with 30 passengers on board. With 25 passengers on board, the aircraft has the potential to achieve a range of 800km.
Simon Newitt, President & CCO of Heart Aerospace, said: “Loganair has been a champion of regional aviation for decades, and we’re thrilled to partner with them to bring cleaner air travel to the UK.
“This collaboration is an important step in our mission to make air travel more sustainable and we look forward to bringing clean and convenient solutions to Loganair in support of its ambitious goal to achieve net zero emissions across its operations by 2040.”