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Apr 2025Heart Aerospace announced it would relocate corporate headquarters from Gothenburg, Sweden to Los Angeles and close Sweden operations, resulting in 75 job losses in Sweden.
SourceHeart makes electric airplanes with an all-electric range of 250 miles
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Aug 16, 2026
Overview
Heart Aerospace is a Los Angeles-based electric aircraft manufacturer focused on lowering the cost of regional air travel through hybrid-electric aviation. Its primary product is the ES-30, a 30-seat hybrid-electric regional airplane, plus the X1 battery-electric demonstrator used for flight testing.
Primary product
ES-30 hybrid-electric regional aircraft
Founded
2019
Headquarters
Los Angeles, California, United States
Team size
51-200
Industry
Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
Sub-industry
Electric / hybrid-electric regional aircraft
Offices
Los Angeles, California, United States
Torrance, California, United States
Previously Gothenburg/Säve Airport, Sweden (operations closed in 2025)
Business model
Aircraft manufacturing
Aircraft sales / pre-orders
Type certification program development
Funding
People & investors
Leadership
Anders Forslund
Founder & CEO
Klara Forslund
Chief Business Officer
Benjamin Stabler
Chief Technology Officer
Cole Randle
Chief of Staff and Head of Corporate Affairs
Chris Vidal
Head of Commercial Strategy
Brittany Churchill
Vice President of Operations
Frank Heinichen
Director, Flight Sciences
Neil Robertson
Head of Mechanical Systems
Tyler Jacobs
Director of Battery
Sandra Hansson
Head of People
Work & culture
Public signals suggest an engineering-heavy, fast-paced culture centered on sustainability, hardware development, and modern manufacturing. Employee posts mention a welcoming yet fast-paced atmosphere.
Compensation
No reliable public compensation data found in primary sources. Job listings were visible, but no salary ranges were publicly captured.
Product & market
Pricing
B2B aircraft sales and pre-order / purchase agreement model, with certification-driven delivery to airlines and lessors.
Differentiators
- —30-seat hybrid-electric regional aircraft design
- —Focus on lowering operating cost of regional routes
- —Active type-certification program
- —Backed by major airline investors and customers
- —Publicly stated use of electrification, software, and modern manufacturing
- —X1 demonstrator to validate ES-30 architecture
Technology
CATIA V5
Siemens NX
Autodesk
ANSYS
Simulink
ENOVIA
Patran
SolidWorks
Python
Altium
ARINC
ANSYS CFX
GitHub
YouTube
Adobe Creative Suite
Canva
Simcenter
OpenFOAM
LabVIEW
Fluttering? (not supported; omitted if uncertain)
Customers
United Airlines
Mesa Air Group
Air Canada
Rockton
Competitors
Dawn Aerospace
Eviation
Pipistrel
Universal Hydrogen
Aura Aero
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
Pre-revenue / early commercial. A reasonable external estimate is <$10M annual revenue, but no public financials were found to support a more precise figure.
Estimated monthly visits
12.8K
Traffic estimate as of Jun 2026
Signals & risks
Other
Apr 2025Reuters reported the move as a blow to Sweden and cited the shutdown of Swedish operations.
SourceLatest news
Heart Aerospace · Apr 2025
Company moved HQ and operations from Gothenburg to Los Angeles and said it would close operations in Sweden.
Reuters · Apr 2025
Reuters covered the HQ move and cited 75 Swedish job losses.
Heart Aerospace · Sep 2024
Major product milestone: the Heart X1 demonstrator was unveiled, with ground testing planned and first electric flight targeted for 2025; the company also referenced FAA FAST grant support.
Heart Aerospace · Sep 2024
Strategic airline partnership for ES-30 use cases in the UK; Loganair joined Heart Aerospace’s Industry Advisory Board.
Heart Aerospace · Feb 2024
Series B closed at $107M; total financing raised reached $145M.
Jobs and careers at Heart Aerospace
7 jobs at Heart Aerospace
Executive Operations Partner
On-site
Operations
Torrance, CA; Los Angeles, California, United States
2d ago
On-site
Full-time
Staff/Principal Mechanical Design Engineer, Flight Mechanisms
On-site
Flight Systems & Mechanisms
Los Angeles, CA
2mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Senior/Staff Software Engineer, Flight Software
On-site
Flight Software
Los Angeles, CA
6mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Electrical Engineer
On-site
Flight Systems & Mechanisms
Los Angeles, CA
7mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Electric Motor Design Engineer
On-site
Propulsion
Los Angeles, CA
7mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Flight Systems Engineer
On-site
Flight Systems & Mechanisms
Los Angeles, CA
7mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Open Application
On-site
Engineering
Los Angeles, CA
11mo ago
On-site
Full-time