New Zealand\u2019s largest airport and one of the country\u2019s most\nimportant infrastructure assets, Auckland Airport, joins Heart Aerospace\u2019s\nIndustry Advisory Board to support the electrification of air travel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Heart Aerospace\u2019s Industry Advisory Board consists of\nairlines, governments, leasing companies, and airports from all over the world,\nwho provide input on the design, development, and commercialization of the\nSwedish company\u2019s first regional electric airplane, the ES-30. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Auckland Airport is currently undergoing the most\nsignificant upgrade in its history, including the installation of aircraft\ncharging facilities (ground power units) in the new airfield as part of the\ndevelopment for a new integrated terminal. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to be joining Heart Aerospace\u2019s industry\nadvisory board and contributing to the development of electric aircraft. The\nelectrification of air travel and the decarbonization pathway for aviation is\ncertainly not straight forward, there\u2019s no instant answer. It\u2019s about taking\nsteps over time and working together with the ecosystem of partners to help\ncreate solution-based changes,\u201d said Chief Sustainability and Master-Planning\nOfficer at Auckland Airport, Mary-Liz Tuck. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Auckland Airport is actively working to reduce its climate\nimpact and has disclosed a decarbonizations pathway to achieve net zero carbon\nemissions by 2030. This pathway targets\na 90 per cent reduction in scope 1* and 2* carbon emissions from a 2019\nbaseline and is aligned with 1.5oC. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019re committed to reducing carbon emissions across our\noperations and infrastructure at Auckland Airport and we are commencing the\ntransition of our terminal air conditioning system from gas to electric this\nyear, as well as a solar array going atop the Transport Hub, which is currently\nunder construction and will have a 14,000m2 rooftop. We\u2019re looking forward to\nfuture innovation and working with Heart Aerospace and its board members in\nthis space,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAuckland Airport has taken a holistic view on\ndecarbonization, and all members of our advisory board now have the opportunity\nto learn from this approach and shape an ecosystem that enable the\nelectrification of air travel. We\u2019re delighted that Auckland Airport is joining\nour board, and we look forward to collaborating with them,\u201d said President and\nChief Commercial Officer at Heart Aerospace, Simon Newitt. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Heart Aerospace is developing the ES-30, a regional electric\nairplane with a standard seating capacity of 30 passengers driven by electric\nmotors with battery derived energy. It will have a fully electric zero\nemissions range of 200 kilometers, an extended hybrid range of 400 kilometers\nwith 30 passengers and flexibility to fly up to 800 kilometers with 25\npassengers, all including typical airline reserves. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Heart Aerospace has a total of 250 firm orders for the\nES-30, with options and purchase rights for an additional 120 planes. The\ncompany also has letters of intent for a further 91 airplanes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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