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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n\u201cAs we continue to explore opportunities in electric\naviation, we are excited to expand our efforts to reduce the reliance on fossil\nfuels in the airline industry and are proud to work with Heart to launch the\nworld\u2019s first electric regional aircraft. Mesa intends to continue its expansion\nthrough the introduction of revolutionary technology that benefits our\npassengers and the environment. We are delighted to take this important step in\nthe de-carbonization of air travel through our co-investment with Breakthrough\nEnergy Ventures and United Airlines Ventures in Heart\u201d, said Jonathan Ornstein,\nChairman and Chief Executive Officer. \u201cThese technological innovations are good\nfor the environment, will expand the national transportation system, and\nprovide significant growth opportunities for Mesa. We look forward to\nreconnecting with communities and passengers we previously served.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anders Forslund, CEO of Heart, added, \u201cHaving Mesa as a\npartner will be an invaluable asset for us. They know the business of operating\nnineteen-seaters like few others, and they bring unique operational insights\nthat we feed directly into the design of our plane. Mesa has decades of\nexperience in operating nineteen-seaters, so we do not need to reinvent the\nwheel. We couldn\u2019t be more excited about reconnecting America together with\nMesa.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMesa was the world\u2019s largest operator of 19-seat aircraft\nand has unparalleled expertise in connecting smaller communities to the\nnational transportation system. Over the past 30 years, as the economics of\noperating 19-seat aircraft became uneconomic, operators exited markets and\npractically all 19 seat aircraft have been withdrawn from commercial service.\nFor example, Farmington, New Mexico, a rural community bordering the Navajo\nNation, previously had over 30 daily departures to 7 destinations. Today, Farmington\nhas no scheduled passenger service. The reduced operating costs of the ES-19\naircraft hold the promise of revitalizing travel options that are currently not\neconomically viable with traditional aircraft. Hundreds of communities will\nbenefit from new or enhanced service, and hundreds of thousands of passengers\ncan once again look forward to safe and reliable air transportation, with the\nadded benefit of flying on an environmentally friendly zero-emissions aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Heart Aerospace aims to be the first to build electric\naircraft for commercial passenger service. This 19 seater aircraft, the ES-19,\nis driven entirely by electric motors and batteries and is expected to have a\nrange of approximately 250 miles. Based in G\u00c3\u00b6teborg, Sweden, Heart Aerospace anticipates\ndelivering the first ES-19 for commercial use by 2026. Importantly, due to the\ndifferences between turbine-powered aircraft and electric aircraft, the\npassenger experience onboard the ES-19 will be significantly improved over\naircraft of the past. The ES-19 aircraft is quieter than its turboprop\ncounterparts, with less vibration and noise. The low noise at taxi, take-off,\nand landing improves the experience not just for passengers, but also for those\nwho live close to airports.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Mesa Air Group, Inc. announced that it has made an investment in electric aircraft company, Heart Aerospace (\u201cHeart\u201d), a company that plans to be the first to produce the world\u2019s first electric nineteen-seat ES-19 aircraft, alongside Breakthrough Energy Ventures and United Airlines Ventures. Subject to certain terms, Mesa also plans to add 100 ES-19 aircraft […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":18937,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,116],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18936","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arizona","category-front-page-slider"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ES-19-in-Hangaredit.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18936","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18936"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18936\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18940,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18936\/revisions\/18940"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18936"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18936"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}