Elixir Aircraft Elixir Aircraft receives order for four aircraft from a Luxembourg leasing company

Elixir Aircraft continues its expansion in the European market with the sale of four aircraft to Luxembourg. This is another international success for the aircraft manufacturer from La Rochelle, following the sale of ten aircraft to the United States last February and its recent announcement of 100 Elixirs pre order for the United States.

Founded in 1999, ALD LUX is a leasing company in Luxembourg. The company is now turning its attention to aircraft leasing, with this first order for four new-generation French aircraft.

With its low fuel consumption, averaging 12L/h and simplified maintenance, the low operating costs of the Elixir convinced the Luxembourg company.

Elixir Aircraft was founded in 2015 to meet the technical, ecological and economic challenges of general aviation. With this permanent objective and more than 70 orders worldwide, Elixir Aircraft has all the cards in hand to continue its attractive growth.

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Elixir Aircraft The aircraft manufacturer and the New Zealand professional training organisation are embarking on an exciting partnership.

Following a visit by a delegation from the IAANZ in April to Elixir Aircraft in La Rochelle where they received demo flights and an in-depth study of the aircraft and its ecosystem. The professional training organisation has committed to renewing its fleet with the 4th generation aircraft. Aiming to order a minimum of two aircraft per year for the next 5 years.

Elixir Aircraft is offering an extremely modern, safer, greener aircraft that also cuts maintenance time by almost 60%. This is of major interest to a flying school that operates a large fleet on the other side of the planet. “The part catalogue for an Elixirconsists of between 20 to 30 times less references than existing older generation aircraft, so it’s an incredible opportunity for a flying school to manage its spare parts and day-to-day operations,” says Mike Tonkin head of sales for Elixir.

On the threshold of the Rugby World Cup, where the All Blacks and Les Bleus will kick off the tournament in Paris, the aircraft manufacturer and the flying-school are looking forward to a shared horizon, one that is sure to be sweeter, stated Jeremy Ford CEO IAANZ.

About Elixir Aircraft

Elixir Aircraft, a company headquartered in La Rochelle, France, with nearly 100 employees, was founded in 2015 to meet the challenges of global light aviation.

The French company’s objective: to manufacture safer, more economical and more versatile aircraft. Complexity is the reason why today’s aircraft suffer from failures (technical or human), and are costly to operate (fuel consumption and maintenance).

Elixir Aircraft uses a technology from the world of competitive sailing, the Carbon Oneshot, to simplify structures. More simplicity means fewer failures, so greater safety, but also less maintenance, and lower costs (estimates of €40/h fuel and maintenance).

At the end of 2021, Elixir Aircraft opened a new production site in Périgny, Charente Maritime, to internalize all carbon parts production.

Elixir Aircraft in Numbers

• 4th-generation two-seater aircraft EASA CS-23 certified since 2020
• 100 employees, including more than 70 new hires since the first quarter of 2021
• Two production sites in France, one of 2300m², the other of 2000m².
• +70 aircraft on firm order
• +140 aircraft on pre-order and letters of intent in the U.S. and Europe

Source: Elixir Aircraft Press Release
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