Elixir Aircraft and Buiqui Aerospace Enter Agreement for 35 Elixer 100hp Aircraft

Following their meeting in Oshkosh during EAA AirVenture airshow in July 2024, Elixir Aircraft and Buiqui Aerospace have signed a letter of intent to supply 35 Elixir aircraft to the flying school based in Orlando, Florida.

Georgie Buitron, CFO and co-founder of Buiqui Aerospace stated, “After meeting the Elixir Aircraft team and experiencing their innovative aircraft at Oshkosh in July 2024, my partners and I were thoroughly impressed. The Elixir is tailored for professional flight training, boasting significant safety enhancements, a reduction in carbon emissions by up to 70% compared to older aircraft, and a design that minimizes maintenance time, allowing more flight hours for our students.”

Cyril Champenois, co-founder of Elixir Aircraft and head of sales and marketing added, “The Elixir being best in class globally for its extremely low operating cost of around 50$ per hour, fuel and maintenance, as well as for its carbon airframe with no life expectancy. These features make it a perfect aircraft economically for Buiqui Aerospace, but also technically in hot and humid regions such as Florida.”

Kim Stevens

Kim Stevens is the publisher of State Aviation Journal, which he founded in 2009. A longtime commercial-rated pilot, he was introduced to state aviation in 1992 as Director of the Nebraska Department of Aeronautics, later serving as Deputy Division Director for the Arizona Department of Transportation's Aeronautics Division. From 2013 to 2018, he was Director of Communications and Operations for the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) in Washington, D.C. Relocating to North Carolina, Kim worked for the Raleigh-Durham International Airport for two years and now concentrates solely on the Journal. Prior to his aviation career, Kim spent a decade in the newspaper and magazine business.