Elixir Aircraft, a French manufacturer of training aircraft, has just been certified by the CAA (UK Civil Aviation Authority). Already certified by the EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) in the CS-23 category (aircraft from 2 to 19 seats), the Elixir can now be operated under UK registration.
The CAA (Civil Aviation Authority) granted its certification to Elixir Aircraft. This new approval authorises Elixir Aircraft to deliver aircraft that are immediately operable in flight schools in the United Kingdom.
Some thirty Elixir aircraft are already in operation at French flight schools, including Airbus Flight Academy, others have been ordered by European pilot schools (Portugal, Spain, Greece, etc.).
British school Leading Edge Aviation is the latest customer to place an order at the beginning of October 2024 for its Spanish base. Other UK operators will be delivered very shortly.
Following this second certification, Elixir Aircraft is pursuing certification procedures all over the world, with priority given to FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) approval, eagerly awaited by American customers who account for nearly 300 lines in the order book.
Elixir Aircraft is a French aircraft manufacturer founded in 2015 to meet the challenges of global light aviation. Based in La Rochelle, it has over 150 employees and is recruiting massively. Elixir Aircraft designed and has been building a 4th-generation two-seater aircraft, certified EASA CS-23 since 2020. Elixir Aircraft uses technology from the world of competitive sailing, the “Carbon Oneshot” (in one piece), to simplify structures. More simplicity means fewer failures, so greater safety, but also less maintenance, and lower costs (estimates of savings of $50/h fuel and maintenance). At the end of 2021, Elixir Aircraft opened a new production site in Périgny, Charente Maritime, to bring production of all carbon parts in-house.
There are 27 Elixir aircraft currently in operation, with over 300 of the 4th-generation Elixir aircraft on the order book (firm orders, pre-orders and letters of intent). In June 2023, the French President announced a 13-million euro subsidy for Elixir Aircraft. In early 2024, Elixir Aircraft announced the closing of its development financing for the next 5 years, with a budget of 40 million euros. Elixir Aircraft is preparing to open a new 15,000 m2 facility in La Rochelle and another in Sarasota, Florida.
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