From zero to delivering aircraft in just seven years, Elixir Aircraft can be justifiably proud of its success. But this is only the beginning for the French light aircraft manufacturer, which presented its latest progress—and a new sales agreement signed—at AERO 2023 in Friedrichshafen, Germany, on April 19.
Elixir co-founder, CMO, and COO Cyril Champenois delivered the update at a press briefing in which he confirmed the company’s engineering origins, and its proactive timeline starting in 2015. “At that time, we created the company with 50,000 euros,” said Champenois. “After seven years we are now almost 100 employees in the company, and we are growing fast. After two years to conceive the design for the Elixir, three years to certify it, and seven years [total] to deliver the first aircraft, we are now reaching 70 firm orders for our aircraft.”
