Summary
- JSX is acquiring as much as 332 hybrid-electric aircraft from 3 manufacturers to pioneer sustainable small community air service within the US.
- The three aircraft manufacturers involved are Electra, Aura Aero, and Heart Aerospace, offering different seating capacities and ranges.
- JSX expects to take delivery of its first hybrid-electric aircraft in 2028, aiming to supply environmentally friendly service to hundreds of federally funded airports otherwise inaccessible.
JSX, the USA (US)-based semi-private carrier flying under a Part 135 certificate, said that it intends to accumulate as much as 332 hybrid-electric aircraft from three separate aircraft manufacturers with the goal of pioneering sustainable small community air service within the country.
Electra, Aura Aero, and Heart Aerospace aircraft
Three aircraft manufacturers are involved within the order: US-based Electra, France’s Aura Aero, and Sweden-based Heart Aerospace. In total, JSX signed Letters of Intent (LoI) for as much as 332 aircraft, split between 82 orders (32 firm, 50 options) for the 9-seat Electra hybrid-electric, ultra-short takeoff and landing (eSTOL) aircraft, 150 orders (50 firm, 100 options) for the 19-seat Aura Aero Era, and 100 orders for the 30-seat Heart Aerospace ES-30 (50 firm, 50 options).
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JSX expects to take delivery of its first hybrid-electric aircraft in 2028, with the airline pledging to open a brand new chapter of regional aviation, being the primary carrier in its category to operate the most recent sustainable technology in aviation. Based on the corporate, while business airlines, which operate under Part 91 rules, can only serve as much as 480 airports, JSX’s Part 135 and Part 380 charter operations, in addition to the capabilities of those hybrid-electric aircraft, enable it to supply environmentally friendly service to
The carrier also noted that it has to communities with no other usually scheduled flights.
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One other good thing about the three aircraft is lower costs, allowing JSX to open recent flights to recent destinations across the US, stimulating small community economies, and improving regional mobility. Alex Wilcox, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and co-founder of JSX, said that the carrier is by far the
Wilcox also mentioned that with business airlines ordering large aircraft, small communities are potentially losing service, with JSX being committed to work with the three manufacturers to
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Electra eSTOL, Aura Aero Era, and HS-30 briefly
The three aircraft that JSX has signed LoIs for are all sustainable airplanes. Nonetheless, the Electra eSTOL, which might transport as much as nine passengers with a variety of as much as 500 nautical miles (926 kilometers), has a small turbine-powered generator to
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Meanwhile, the Aura Aero Era is a hybrid electric aircraft, seating as much as 19 passengers, flying them as much as 900 NM (1,666 kilometers) in a pressurized cabin. The Era uses all-electric propulsion for take-off, reducing its noise footprint on the airport, with the low-carbon aircraft being developed in France.
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Lastly, Sweden’s Heart Aerospace has been developing the HS-30, a 30-passenger aircraft with hybrid capability. Based on the statement, the aircraft has a variety of 500 miles (804.6 km), including 250 mi (402.3 km) of hybrid range and 125 mi (201.1 km) of fully electric range, which emits no harmful emissions.
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