Saw this today.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/green...ric-plane-deal
This is the company who is making the aircraft.
https://heartaerospace.com
Frankly I think they are being a tad optimistic with their 2026 operational date. Right at the moment I see it as just attention grabbing headline pie in the sky stuff. It could happen one day but not this decade in my opinion. I wonder what other people think.
Certifying an new airframe and new propulsion technology along with having to develop all electric systems for air con/pressurisation etc will be a challenge.