{"id":113449,"date":"2021-07-13T18:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-13T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=113449"},"modified":"2021-07-14T11:08:28","modified_gmt":"2021-07-14T11:08:28","slug":"united-and-mesa-airlines-sign-agreement-to-purchase-200-electric-aircraft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2021\/07\/united-and-mesa-airlines-sign-agreement-to-purchase-200-electric-aircraft.html","title":{"rendered":"United and Mesa Airlines sign agreement to purchase 200 electric aircraft."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>United Airlines Ventures (UAV) announced today it, along with Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV) and Mesa Airlines, has invested in electric aircraft startup Heart Aerospace. Heart Aerospace is developing the ES-19, a 19-seat electric aircraft that has the potential to fly customers up to 250 miles before the end of this decade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>See also: <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/en\/2021\/07\/united-adds-nearly-150-flights-to-warm-weather-cities-this-winter.html\"><em>United Adds Nearly 150 Flights to Warm-Weather Cities This Winter.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to UAV&#8217;s investment, United Airlines has conditionally agreed to purchase 100 ES-19 aircraft, once the aircraft meet United&#8217;s safety, business and operating requirements. Mesa Airlines, United&#8217;s key strategic partner in bringing electric aircraft into commercial service, has also agreed to add 100 ES-19 aircraft to its fleet, subject to similar requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>See also: <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/en\/2021\/06\/united-airlines-takes-delivery-its-first-737-max-8.html\"><em>United Airlines takes delivery its first 737 MAX 8.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UAV is building a portfolio of companies that focus on innovative sustainability concepts and create the technologies and products necessary to build a carbon-neutral airline and reach United&#8217;s net-zero greenhouse gas emissions goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By utilizing electric motors instead of jet engines, and batteries instead of jet fuel, Heart&#8217;s ES-19 aircraft will have zero operational emissions. Seating 19 passengers, the ES-19 aircraft will also be larger than any of its all-electric competitors and will be designed to operate on the same types of batteries used in electric cars. Once operational, the ES-19 could operate on more than 100 of United&#8217;s regional routes out of most of its hubs. 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