United Airlines to invest in electric aircraft startup to decarbonize air travel

  New Electric Aircraft Set to Take Flight by 2026. United Airlines acquires 100 of Heart Aerospace’s ES-19 aircraft, a 19-seat electric airliner that has the potential to decarbonize regional air travel. United Airlines Ventures (UAV) along with Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV) and Mesa Airlines, has invested in electric aircraft startup Heart Aerospace. Heart Aerospace … Read more

United Airlines invest more than $1 billion in Archer Aviation’s eVTOL combating climate change

  United Airlines will invest massively in Archer Aviation, the start-up developing electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. United Airlines has completed an agreement to work with air mobility company Archer as part of the airline’s broader effort to invest in emerging technologies that decarbonize air travel. Rather than relying on traditional combustion engines, Archer’s … Read more