:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/elfinanciero/UMSK24Z4U5FMDGOZARNYAYL46U.webp "Against climate change, Air Canada will purchase 30 electric aircraft from Heart Aerospace – El Financiero")
Air Canada announced the purchase of a fleet of 30 planes electric to the Swedish company Aerospace heart. Additionally, the airline secured a $ 5 million stake in the company.
Michael Rousseau, the airline’s CEO, said in a press release that “Air Canada has taken an industry leadership position to address the problem. climate change “.
The manager added that “the introduction of Heart Aerospace’s ES-30 electric regional aircraft into our fleet will be a step towards our net zero emissions target by 2050”.
With the acquisition of the fleet of planes electricAir Canada is turning to new technologies to reduce emissions and fuel costs.
Heart’s developing hybrid-electric plane will accommodate up to 30 passengers and generate zero emissions when it enters service, which is expected in 2028, Canada’s largest airline said in a statement.
Notably, the airline is the second to confirm an order for Heart Aerospace’s electric aircraft. United airlinesin association with regional partner Mesa Airlines, it was the first to complete the acquisition of electric aircraft in June 2021.
United Airlines y Mesa Airlines they bought 200 ES-19 units, which is the 19-seat version. The aircraft is expected to enter service in 2026, two years before the ES-30 acquired by Air Canada and, as its name indicates, has 30 seats.
On him electric model ES-30 of Heart Aerospace, the company claims the aircraft has a flight capacity of up to 200 kilometers in all-electric mode.
in any case, the ability to flight it can be extended to ranges of 400 and up to 800 kilometers when the battery is integrated by generators and when the capacity of the aircraft is limited to 25 people respectively.
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