Airbus Academy Receives Eco-friendly Elixir Training Aircraft for Cadet Program

Airbus Flight Academy Europe upgrades training fleet with more sustainable aircraft
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Angouleme, 8 December 2023 – Airbus Flight Academy Europe, a 100% subsidiary of Airbus providing civil and military pilot training, has received its first batch of more fuel efficient, quieter Elixir training aircraft as part of its sustainable development strategy.

The first four aircraft, out of a total of eight to be delivered, are equipped with a cockpit specially designed for the Airbus Flight Academy, including two Electronic Flight Instrument Systems (EFIS), to prepare cadet pilots for the technologies in today's most advanced commercial aircraft.

“We are delighted to announce that, following the delivery of our very first Elixir aircraft, our cadets will now be flying this quieter, more fuel-efficient aircraft during the first flight phases of their training. This is a first step towards the gradual modernisation of the training fleet to reduce the environmental impact of our academy, says Jean Longobardi, Airbus Flight Academy Europe CEO & President”.

Airbus Flight Academy Europe was established in 2006 to provide training facilities and services to support the initial, basic and advanced training of civil and military pilots. Airbus Flight Academy Europe has developed its own pilot training capabilities and has been delivering the Airbus Pilot Cadet Training Programme since 2019. Located in Angouleme, south-west France, the training centre offers all the necessary training facilities and assets to provide the best training conditions for our cadets.

The Airbus Pilot Cadet Training Programme is open to high school graduates over 18 years old worldwide. Candidates will undergo online and on-site screening tests before being eligible for training which will include 800+ hours of ground school, and 200 hours of practical (flight and simulator) training. Around 80 cadets are trained at the Airbus Flight Academy Europe each year.

Airbus Flight Academy Europe owns a fleet of Diamond DA42, Cirrus SR20, Grob 120 A-F and now four Elixir aircraft, all dedicated to the cadet training. In addition, Airbus Flight Academy Europe operates on its site and customer sites a fleet of two FNPT II qualified simulators to offer the best training solutions to student pilots.

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About Elixir Aircraft

Elixir Aircraft, a company based in La Rochelle with more than 80 employees, was created in 2015 to meet the challenges of the French light aviation sector. The objective of the French SME: to make safer, more economical, more environment-friendly and more versatile aircraft. Complexity is the current reason why older generation aircraft suffer from failures (technical or human) and are expensive to operate (fuel consumption and maintenance). Elixir Aircraft employs a technology from the world of competitive sailing, the Oneshot Carbon, to simplify the structures. More simplicity means fewer failures, therefore more safety, but also fewer maintenance, and lower costs (estimates of 40€/h of fuel and maintenance). At the end of 2021, Elixir Aircraft opened a new production site in
order to internalize the entire production of carbon parts.
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Angouleme, le 8 decembre 2023 - Airbus Flight Academy Europe, filiale a 100 % d'Airbus assurant la formation des pilotes civils et militaires, a recu ses premiers avions d'entrainement Elixir, plus economes en carburant et plus silencieux, dans le cadre de sa strategie de developpement durable.

Ces quatre premiers appareils, sur un total de huit a livrer, sont equipes d'un cockpit specialement concu pour l'Airbus Flight Academy, comprenant deux systemes d'instruments de vol electroniques (EFIS) afin de preparer les pilotes cadets aux technologies utilisees dans les avions commerciaux les plus avances d'aujourd'hui.

"Nous sommes ravis d'annoncer que, suite a la livraison de notre tout premier avion Elixir, nos cadets piloteront desormais cet avion plus silencieux et plus econome en carburant au cours des premieres phases de vol de leur formation. C’est un premier pas vers la reduction progressive des emissions de notre flotte et de l'impact environnemental de la formation dispensee par notre academie, declare Jean Longobardi, president-directeur general d'Airbus Flight Academy Europe.

Airbus Flight Academy Europe a ete creee en 2006 pour fournir des installations et des services de formation destines a la formation initiale, de base et avancee des pilotes civils et militaires. Airbus Flight Academy Europe a developpe ses propres capacites de formation de pilotes et propose le programme de formation des cadets pilotes d'Airbus depuis 2019. Situe a Angouleme, dans le sud-ouest de la France, le centre de formation offre toutes les installations et moyens de formation necessaires pour offrir les meilleures conditions d'apprentissage de nos cadets.

Le programme de formation des cadets pilotes d'Airbus est ouvert aux diplomes du secondaire ages de 18 ans ou plus du monde entier. Les candidats sont soumis a des tests de selection en ligne et sur site avant d'etre admis a la formation, qui comprend plus de 800 heures de cours au sol et 200 heures de formation pratique, en vol et sur simulateur. Environ 80 cadets sont formes chaque annee a l'Airbus Flight Academy Europe.

Airbus Flight Academy Europe possede une flotte de Diamond DA42, Cirrus SR20, Grob 120 A-F et desormais quatre Elixir, tous dedies a la formation des cadets. En outre, Airbus Flight Academy Europe exploite sur son site et sur les sites de ses clients une flotte de deux simulateurs qualifies FNPT II afin d'offrir les meilleures solutions de formation aux eleves-pilotes.
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A propos d’Elixir Aircraft

Elixir Aircraft, entreprise dont le siege social est situe a La Rochelle (en France) et qui compte plus de 140 salaries, a ete creee en 2015 pour repondre aux defis de l'aviation legere mondiale. L'objectif de l'avionneur francais : fabriquer des avions plus surs, plus economiques, plus respectueux de l’environnement et plus polyvalents. La complexite est la raison pour laquelle les avions actuels souffrent de defaillances (techniques ou humaines), et sont couteux a exploiter (consommation et maintenance). Elixir Aircraft utilise une technologie issue du monde de la voile de competition, le Carbon Oneshot, pour simplifier les structures. Plus de simplicite, c'est moins de pannes, donc plus de securite, mais aussi moins de maintenance, et moins de couts (estimations de 50€/h de
carburant et de maintenance). Fin 2021, Elixir Aircraft a ouvert un nouveau site de production a Perigny, en Charente Maritime, pour internaliser l'ensemble de la production de pieces en carbone. Elixir Aircraft est membre de la General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA).

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Photo Caption: Airbus Flight Academy Cadets with their flight instructor in front of an Elixir Aircraft.

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