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Electrifying regional air travel ✈️

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Heart Aerospace @heartaerospace.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Great to be in NYC! The team stopped by Nasdaq to celebrate the first flight of our X1 demonstrator and our new agreement with JSX. It’s been a year of real momentum for Heart and we’re just getting started. Thank you to JSX for your partnership, and to Nasdaq for the invitation and recognition.
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Heart Aerospace @heartaerospace.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
JSX is on board. A deposit-backed agreement for 50 ES-36 aircraft + purchase rights for 50 more. We’ll connect convenient community airports with quiet all-electric flight, a spacious cabin and JSX’s signature speed and ease, from curb to cabin and onward. Read more: bit.ly/4AtYdbY
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Heart Aerospace @heartaerospace.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Meet the Heart ES-36. 36 seats. 20% more passenger + payload capacity than ES-30. 125 miles all-electric / 745 hybrid, plus reserves. Targeting ≥40% lower operating costs vs legacy regional aircraft. Learn more about the ES-36: bit.ly/4yaKrth The full announcement: bit.ly/4AtYdbY
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Heart Aerospace @heartaerospace.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
ICYMI: → Elon Musk weighed in on first flight. bit.ly/4Akc0lx → Anders joined This Week in Startups to talk flying on $5. bit.ly/4hfzoZB → YC's video on Heart passed 3mil views! bit.ly/4ijsa7Z → Anders sat down with @simpliflying.bsky.social to talk what's next. bit.ly/4A1X3UW
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Heart Aerospace @heartaerospace.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Live this morning on This Week in Startups, Heart Aerospace Founder & CEO Anders Forslund joins Jason Calacanis to talk X1, ES-30 and electric aviation at commercial scale. Tune in from 09:00 PDT / 12:00 EDT! bit.ly/4h1ZUWj
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Sony And Warner Sue Anthropic!
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Heart Aerospace @heartaerospace.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
This year's National Aviation Day feels especially meaningful at Heart, coming just days after X1’s first flight. Today we celebrate those who brought aviation this far, those who keep it moving everyday and the next generation working to make flight more accessible.
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Heart Aerospace @heartaerospace.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Wheels up! Heart X1 has flown. 106-foot wingspan. 25,000+ pounds. The largest battery-electric aircraft ever flown. Its 27-minute, all-electric first flight used $5.00 of electricity. Electric flight at commercial-aircraft scale. bit.ly/4hxrRWJ
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Heart Aerospace - X1 First Flight - World’s Largest Electric Aircraft - Electric Airliner
On August 12, 2026, Heart Aerospace’s X1 demonstrator aircraft completed its first flight at Plattsburgh International Airport in upstate New York, becoming the largest battery-electric aircraft ever flown. With a 106-foot wingspan and takeoff weight o...
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Heart Aerospace @heartaerospace.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
This Fourth of July, we celebrate 250 years of American ambition and the spirit of innovation that keeps pushing aviation forward. At Heart, we’re proud to carry America’s aviation heritage into the age of electric flight. Happy Independence Day from Heart Aerospace! 🇺🇸 ✈️
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Heart Aerospace @heartaerospace.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Our X1 demonstrator recently completed low-speed taxi testing at our flight-test base at Plattsburgh International Airport, marking an important milestone in the aircraft's ground-testing program ahead of FAA special airworthiness certification and first flight.
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Heart Aerospace @heartaerospace.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Late April 2026: George Eckert, Head of Manufacturing at Heart Aerospace, monitors the fabrication of a flight-control system component for Heart X2. As the X1 demonstrator approaches first flight, Heart’s manufacturing team is moving at pace to advance the X2 pre-production aircraft in parallel.
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Heart Aerospace @heartaerospace.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
We're reminded today that protecting Earth belongs not only to individuals, but to industry. Reducing aviation emissions will require genuine innovation and we're helping make that change. It won't happen overnight, but it starts with building the right commercial aircraft.
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Heart Aerospace @heartaerospace.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Mid-April 2026: Engineering Intern Daniel Oviedo briefs Senior Flight Sciences Engineer Shams Khalil and members of the aerodynamics team on flight sciences analysis during a technical review meeting at Heart Aerospace headquarters in Los Angeles.
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Heart Aerospace @heartaerospace.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
March 2026: Principal Loads Engineer Sean O’Meara and Sr. Mechanical Engineer Anna Lummus monitor loads data during testing of the Heart X1. A full-scale flying demonstrator, X1 is built to validate aircraft architecture and key technologies ahead of our next prototype, Heart X2.
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Heart Aerospace @heartaerospace.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
With more than 20 years of experience in rapid aircraft prototyping, Principal Mechanical Engineer Matthew Wright has played a central role in bringing the Heart​ X1 from CAD concept to life as the world’s largest battery-electric aircraft.
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Heart Aerospace @heartaerospace.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Sr. Elec. Engineer Holli Honnette leads a propulsion system research team in support of the ES-30 hybrid-electric program at our Los Angeles Pilot Plant. This 30-seat regional airliner will radically lower operating costs and significantly reduce emissions on short-haul routes.
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Heart Aerospace @heartaerospace.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Heart Aerospace Head of Manufacturing George Eckert operates a CNC mill at the company’s Los Angeles Pilot Production facility, fabricating precision structural components for the Heart X1 demonstrator aircraft.
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Heart Aerospace @heartaerospace.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
February 2026: Senior Battery Cell Engineer Cameron Martin monitors cell testing in the battery lab at Heart Aerospace's Los Angeles Pilot Plant (LAPP), where battery packs for the Heart ES-30 hybrid-electric aircraft are under development.
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Heart Aerospace @heartaerospace.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Sayan Saha spent his systems integration internship building flight controls that will help launch the world’s largest battery electric aircraft. Our Fall 2026 internships will open soon. If you’re ready to help define the future of regional air travel, we want to hear from you.
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Heart Aerospace @heartaerospace.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Heart X1 in progress: Plattsburgh, January 2026.
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Heart Aerospace @heartaerospace.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Happy New Year from Heart Aerospace! From LA to Plattsburgh, the Heart team is charged up for our biggest year yet.
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Heart Aerospace @heartaerospace.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
Whether by sleigh or electric aircraft, we’re all about getting you home for the holidays. ⚡️✈️
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Heart Aerospace @heartaerospace.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Details from the shop floor in Plattsburgh. Heart X1, up close.
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Heart Aerospace @heartaerospace.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
On this day in 1903, the Wright Bros. changed history with a flight that launched 120+ years of aviation progress. At Heart Aerospace, we proudly follow in their footsteps. On December 17, 2021, we flew our sub-scale demonstrator. This Wright Bros. Day, we’re hard at work building what comes next.
Two people in safety helmets inspect an sub-scale airplane labeled "ES-19" on a sunlit airstrip.
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Heart Aerospace @heartaerospace.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Heart Aerospace! 🦃
Happy Thanksgiving greeting with a Heart Aerospace airplane flying over autumn leaves and pumpkins.
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Heart Aerospace @heartaerospace.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Wrapping up another fantastic day at our Plattsburgh facility! Stay tuned for updates on the amazing progress our team has been making! 🛠
Sunset casting golden light on the side of a corrugated metal hangar with windows, next to a runway.
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Heart Aerospace @heartaerospace.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Our CTO Ben Stabler joined SkyZeroAviation to talk about the ES-30, our next-generation hybrid-electric aircraft, and how we’re working to electrify regional aviation. A great conversation about innovation, impact, and the future of flight! 🎥 Watch here: bit.ly/49PI2L7
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How to make a hybrid electric regional aircraft fly
Ben Stabler, the CTO at Heart Aerospace, talks to us about their ES-30 aircraft - a 30 seat independent hybrid regional airliner. In fully electric mode it can fly 200km carrying 30 people - with its turboprop turbines engaged, it can travel 800 km carr...
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Heart Aerospace @heartaerospace.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Heart Aerospace relocates 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 and support the experimental flights of the X1 and X2 prototypes. heartaerospace.com/newsroom/hea...
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Heart Aerospace @heartaerospace.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Our Founder & CEO, Anders Forslund, recently sat down with Framgångspodden — a leading Nordic podcast — to share the story behind Heart Aerospace. 🎧 The conversation is in Swedish. #Innovation #Electrification #CleanTech #ElectricAviation poddtoppen.se/podcast/9855...
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903. Anders Forslund: Om framtidens flygplan - Elektrifiering, hållbarhet & innovation, Original - Framgångspodden
I detta avsnitt gästas vi av Anders Forslund, grundare och vd för Heart Aerospace – företaget som siktar på att elektrifiera flygindustrin och göra framtidens resor både hållbara och effektiva. Med en...
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Heart Aerospace @heartaerospace.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
BBC News’s new tech show features Heart Aerospace! In its very first episode, Tech Now spotlighted some of the most cutting-edge innovations, including battery-powered aircraft! ✈️⚡ youtu.be/jT1yZZmgsDo?... #BBC #Electrification #Innovation #FutureOfFLight #SustainableAviation
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Tech Now (BBC News) - 29 March 2025
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Heart Aerospace @heartaerospace.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Today at Clean Aviation’s Annual Forum 2025, our CEO Anders Forslund is speaking about what it will take to Master the Shift to net-zero aviation. Read his full op-ed here. #CleanAviation #NetZero2050 #SustainableAviation heartaerospace.com/newsroom/mas...
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Heart Aerospace @heartaerospace.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
ColdFusion Collective takes a closer look at Heart Aerospace and the #electrification of air travel. ⚡ 🔋 ✈️ #aerospace #sustainable #innovation #futureofflight #climateaction www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeYy...
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Why Boats and Planes Are Also Going Electric
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Heart Aerospace @heartaerospace.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
There has been a wave of unfortunate insolvencies of electric aviation companies lately, but we're still going strong! Alumni of Lilium and Eviation Aircraft, check us out! lnkd.in/eXMreEpz #electricaviation #heartaerospace #aerospacejobs #aerospace #engineering #jobs #lilium #eviation
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Heart Aerospace @heartaerospace.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
"Risk is the currency of innovation." On the latest ESG Currents podcast, Heart Aerospace’s Anders Forslund joins Eric Kane to discuss the bold steps needed to drive innovation and restore regional connectivity. #Innovation #Electrification #FutureofFlight www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2...
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Heart Aerospace Looks to Electrify Aviation: ESG Currents - Bloomberg
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Heart Aerospace @heartaerospace.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Love is in the air! ⚡💘✈️ This Valentine’s Day, we’re turning up the romance with a playlist that’s all heart. We’ve handpicked some of the most epic love songs with “Heart” in the title. Did we miss your favorite heart-throb hit? 👇 open.spotify.com/playlist/110... #LoveIsInTheAir #ValentinesDay
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Love is in the air
Playlist · Christina Zander · 12 items
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Heart Aerospace @heartaerospace.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Exciting news from the European Commission this week! ✅ More funding for #innovation – Scaling #tech in #Europe needs serious investment. ✅ Simplification – Cutting red tape will help startups, not just incumbents, access the support they need. ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
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An EU Compass to regain competitiveness and secure sustainable prosperity
Today, the Commission presents the Competitiveness Compass, the first major initiative of this mandate providing a strategic and clear framework to steer the Commission's work.
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Cleaning Up Podcast @cleaninguppod.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
"It’s a huge leap forward, a real paradigm shift" Anders Forslund of @heartaerospace.bsky.social joins @worthingtonbry.bsky.social this week to discuss their pioneering hybrid-electric aircraft that’s set to revolutionise the aviation industry. Brand new episode, today 6PM GMT!
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Heart Aerospace @heartaerospace.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
We're hiring! ✈️ At Heart, we push the boundaries of sustainable aviation. We develop a 30-seat airplane and continuously validate progress through real-life demonstrations. In just a few months, we will test fly the biggest electric plane ever to take to the skies! 🌐 career.heartaerospace.com
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Heart Aerospace @heartaerospace.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Great article by Tim Hepher at Reuters featuring Heart's President and CCO Simon Newitt👍 www.reuters.com/business/aer...
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At aviation meeting, ESG takes backseat to jet shortages
A major annual air finance gathering largely skirted round the topic of sustainability this week - a rare departure from the industry's usual tight messaging on curbing emissions that left some delegates concerned about the impact of "ESG fatigue".
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Heart Aerospace @heartaerospace.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Our full-scale demonstrator, Heart X1, has arrived in the US! Soon, it’ll make history as the largest electric airplane ever to fly. Team Heart is hard at work to ensure a safe, groundbreaking flight. 🌍✈️ Stay tuned for updates! www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4xT... #Innovation #Electricaircraft
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Heart Aerospace - Our Largest Rig Yet
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Heart Aerospace @heartaerospace.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
"If it's a fact, it's not bragging. 🌍✨ For 16 years, #Sweden —home to Heart Aerospace—has led in innovation, patents, quality of life, & unicorns per capita. 🦄💡 Hear DPM Ebba Busch’s speech at CES Las Vegas on the secret behind the success! #CES2025 #Innovation m.youtube.com/watch?v=QZOK...
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Ebba Busch tal på Volvo Groups CES Keynote i Las Vegas
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Heart Aerospace @heartaerospace.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Preparations for the first electric flight of Heart Aerospace's full-scale demonstrator, Heart X1, are speeding ahead. Recently, our team conducted electric engine tests at the Swedish Electric Transport Laboratory (SEEL). #aerospace #electrification www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SI9...
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Heart Aerospace's electric engine test at Swedish Electric Transport Laboratory (SEEL)
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Heart Aerospace @heartaerospace.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Exciting times ahead as Heart Aerospace prepares for the first fully electric flight with its X1 demonstrator aircraft. Come along behind the scenes with Gabriel Leigh and Flightradar24. #electrification #futureofflighthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTaR93r0V40
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Exclusive tour of Heart Aerospace's electric airplane
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