Hybrid-electric airplane manufacturer Heart Aerospace has announced the relocation of its corporate headquarters from Gothenburg, Sweden to Los Angeles, California. This strategic move aims to bolster the company’s product development in the United States, supporting the upcoming experimental flights of its Heart X1 prototype and the future Heart X2 prototype.
The race to net-zero aviation is not a distant challenge—it is a present urgency. As we gather for Clean Aviation’s Annual Forum 2025 under the theme of Mastering the Shift, one fact is clear—without bold government action and funding, the breakthrough technologies needed to meet the industry’s 2050 climate commitments risk being delayed beyond reach.
Heart Aerospace, the Swedish hybrid -electric airplane maker, plans to conduct the first fully electric experimental flight of its demonstrator airplane, Heart Experimental 1 (Heart X1), at upstate New York’s Plattsburgh International Airport in 2025.
Malaysia-based AirAsia, the fourth largest airline in Asia, has joined Heart Aerospace’s Industry Advisory Board to help shape the future of regional electric aviation. As a member of the board, AirAsia will provide strategic guidance and oversight on the design, development, and commercialisation of Heart Aerospace’s revolutionary hybrid-electric aircraft, the ES-30.
Heart Aerospace, the Swedish hybrid-electric airplane maker, today unveils its first full-scale demonstrator airplane, marking a major milestone in the development of its regional hybrid-electric aircraft, the ES-30.
Swedish hybrid-electric airplane manufacturer Heart Aerospace, in collaboration with airlines Braathens Regional Airlines, SAS, and airport operator Swedavia completes ground support procedure tests for electric airplane in a push to bring more eco-friendly air travel closer to reality.