Elfly Group & Nordic Seaplanes Signal Settlement for Deployment of Noemi Electrical Seaplanes

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Copenhagen, Denmark — Elfly Group, builders of the all-electric seaplane programme ‘Noemi’ (No Emissions), is delighted to announce a brand new partnership with Denmark’s Nordic Seaplanes, which can see the devoted seaplane operator turn into the world’s first ‘Noemi’ airline.

Nordic Seaplanes signed an MoU for 5 plane with an choice for a further ten Noemi amphibious plane at present (24 September) and agreed wider collaboration to discover new coastal markets past Scandinavia. The airline’s operations workforce will work intently with Elfly, sharing their expertise of water operations flying De Havilland Twin Otter floatplanes since 2016. Anticipated order worth is 150MUSD to be delivered over the approaching decade.

The settlement was confirmed and signed by Ole Christiansen, Chairman of the board and CEO of Nordic Seaplanes and Eric Lithun, CEO and founding father of Elfly throughout its debut Nordic Horizons – Towards future flight occasion at Langelinie Pavilion, Copenhagen, attended by worldwide trade friends and media.

“We have now a really profitable operation with our Twin Otters, however we’re excited to embrace a future into 2030 that’s electrical,” mentioned Ole Christensen. With Elfly’s Noemi in a 9 seat configuration, we’re investing in clear expertise, sustainability, which can guarantee our enterprise effectively into the longer term, not only for Denmark however as we glance to develop into different coastal markets too.”

“We’re delighted to associate with Nordic Seaplanes,” mentioned Elfly CEO Eric Lithun. “On the outset of our programme we mentioned we’d construct and function the plane, establishing our personal AOC. Nevertheless, collaborating with this effectively positioned European associate, with its wealth of operational expertise right here and abroad, makes plenty of sense. We will study a lot from them about working in a difficult surroundings and collectively we goal to faucet seaplane markets past Scandinavia,” he mentioned. The renaissance of the seaplane is coming.”

Lasse Rungholm, Nordic Seaplanes co founder welcomed the brand new collaboration. Talking at present he mentioned this may safe our aim of no emission seaplane journey.

From The Maldives to Copenhagen

Nordic Seaplanes homeowners Lasse Rungholm and Lars Erik Nielsen are captivated with seaplanes. Lasse beforehand flew as a captain for Maldivian Air Taxi and Trans Maldivian Airways, which merged in 2013 to create the world’s largest seaplane operator, with a 65-strong Twin Otter fleet. Lars Erik was nonetheless the managing director of Trans Maldivian when the duo introduced seaplanes to their residence nation eight years in the past.

About Nordic Seaplanes

Nordic Seaplanes is Europe’s solely scheduled airline flying floatplanes on scheduled companies and constitution. Its amphibian DHC6-300 Twin Otters have been working between Copenhagen and Aarhus each weekday, a 45-minute connection between Denmark’s two greatest cities since 25 Might, 2016. Since that point‚ demand has grown and Nordic Seaplanes’ schedule now helps as much as 168 passengers per day on its most important route.

The airline additionally affords sightseeing flights on every day foundation, carrying as much as 16 passengers. Nordic Seaplanes serves the harbours at Østhavnsvej 37, 8000 Aarhus C, Copenhagen and Nordre Toldbod 29, 1259 København Ok apart from doing constitution flights to anyplace with a good measurement physique of water.

For extra details about Elfly Group and Nordic Seaplanes, go to el-fly.no and seaplanes.dk.

E-mail press launch from Elfly Group