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Elfly signs $150m deal with first Noemi electric seaplane customer

Paige SmithBy Paige Smith25th September 20243 Mins Read
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The 9-seat Noemi will have a 200km (125 miles) range, a 200km/h (125mph) cruising speed (Image: Elfly)
The 9-seat Noemi will have a 200km (125 miles) range, a 200km/h (125mph) cruising speed (Image: Elfly)

Nordic Seaplanes has signed an agreement for up to 15 Noemi aircraft, the all-electric amphibious aircraft being developed by Norway-based Elfly.

The 9-seat Noemi will have a 200km (125 miles) range, a 200km/h (125mph) cruising speed and wiill be 20dB quieter than current seaplanes. Elfly plans for Noemi to be Type Certified in 2030.

Nordic Seaplanes is Europe’s only airline flying seaplanes on scheduled services and charter. It will become the world’s first company to fly a Noemi when the aircraft enters service.

Nordic currently operates two DHC6-300 Twin Otters on a 38-minute route between Copenhagen and Aarhus, Denmark’s two biggest cities.

The route supports up to 168 passengers every weekday and has run since 2016. The company also offers sightseeing flights and charter flights to anywhere with a decent-sized body of water.

The initial agreement with Elfly is for five Noemis, with an option for an additional 10. The deal is worth up to US$150 million with the aircraft delivered over the coming decade.

The agreement also covers the two companies partnering to explore new coastal markets beyond Scandinavia and for Nordic Seaplane’s operations team to partner with Elfly on the development of Noemi.

Speaking at a signing event for the deal in Copenhagen, Denmark, Ole Christiansen, chairman of the board and CEO of Nordic Seaplanes said, “We have a very successful operation with our Twin Otters, but we are aware we are polluting the environment. We are trying to minimize our impact and look to the future. SAF is expensive and we cannot fly it on 100%, so we have the ambition to run on batteries.”

The partnership will explore the potential of running seaplane routes in several locations around the world, including Denmark, the Canary Islands, Malta and Greece.

“We are keeping our aims realistic and have signed for five aircraft with an option for another 10 initially, but there are lots of possibilities around the world for more coastal aviation, added Christiansen.

Eric Lithun, CEO and founder of Elfly said, “At the outset of our program we said we would build and operate the aircraft, establishing our own AOC. However, collaborating with Nordic Seaplanes, with its operational experience, makes a lot of sense.

“We can learn much from them about operating in a challenging environment and together we aim to tap seaplane markets beyond Scandinavia,” he said. “The renaissance of the seaplane is coming.”

Elfly, which was founded in 2018, moved to new facilities at Torp Sandefjord Airport in Southern Norway. The company, which now employs 30 people has taken a 1,200 square meter space in a hangar, where it will build the first full-scale Noemi seaplane.

The company has already built two electric aircraft, a two-seater prototype seaplane and an aircraft for the Nordic Air Racing Team.

Type Certification is planned to be with EASA to CS23 Level 4, which would enable Noemi to be expanded to carry up to 19-seats. The battery-electric aircraft will be powered by two electric motors with up to 1MW combined output.

“We are building an entirely composite plane and working with the world’s leader in battery packs and electric engines,” said Lithun.

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Paige Smith

Paige is an experienced journalist and editor who started her career covering the building and architecture sector. After several years writing and editing online and print articles for leading journals in this sector, she is bringing her thorough approach to technical content to covering aerospace engineering. In her spare time she enjoys traveling and is always planning her next trip

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