Rockton and Heart Aerospace agree deal for at least 20 ES-30 aircraft

Swedish investment and aircraft leasing company Rockton is to buy up to 40 of Heart Aerospace’s regional electric airplane, the ES-30. Rockton has agreed firm purchase orders for 20 ES-30s with purchase rights for 20 more of the model, which, when it becomes available in 2028, will have a standard seating capacity of 30 passengers driven by electric motors with battery derived energy and with a “fully electric zero emissions range of 200 kilometers”. “The industry’s interest and need to enable a sustainable transition is increasing by the day and the ES-30 is the most promising technology available for the