Wed, Dec 13, 2023
With 4 Delivered, 4 More Are Ordered
Elixir Aircraft sold a handful of brand-new 4th generation Part 23 aircraft to Airbus Flight Academy Europe, highlighting their approved all-glass cockpit.
The new EASA-certified flight deck layout allows the French concern to offer customers an affordable, but still sufficiently future-forward product for the training market. The 100-horsepower Elixir isn't a firebreather by any means, but it makes for a tractable, tame learning companion as future airline pilots learn the ins and outs of aircraft operation.
Airbus Flight Academy Europe sees its new Elixirs as an easy, achievable way to reduce carbon emissions in the course of their normal operations, adding another 4 planes to their order books. Those next aircraft are slated for delivery in 2024, not too surprising given Elixir's lofty production goals. At the moment, Elixir Aircraft has more than 80 firm orders on hand, and pre-orders for at least 200 more.
They have expanded into 2 production sites in their homeland, one a larger 23,000-sq ft facility, and the other a more modest 9,000-sq ft locale. Overall, Elixir hit the ground running, adding more than half their 140-strong workforce since 2021. Their simple, reliable little 2-seater is said to run operators somewhere around $60 per hour for fuel and maintenance, helped largely by the modestly powered but well-sorted Rotax 912iS they come equipped with. Given the EU's aggressive anti-carbon emissions activities, it's a strong selling point to offer a trainer that cuts them by "nearly 70% compared to older generation aircraft."
More News
From 2023 (YouTube Version): Legacy of a Titan Robert (Bob) Anderson Hoover was a fighter pilot, test pilot, flight instructor, and air show superstar. More so, Bob Hoover was an i>[...]
Get The Latest in Aviation News NOW on Instagram Are you on Instagram yet? It's been around for a few years, quietly picking up traction mostly thanks to everybody's new obsession >[...]
Aero Linx: B-52H Stratofortress The B-52H Stratofortress is a long-range, heavy bomber that can perform a variety of missions. The bomber is capable of flying at high subsonic spee>[...]
Altimeter Setting The barometric pressure reading used to adjust a pressure altimeter for variations in existing atmospheric pressure or to the standard altimeter setting (29.92).>[...]
"Knowing that we play an active part in bettering people's lives is extremely rewarding. My team and I are very thankful for the opportunity to be here and to help in any way we ca>[...]