Elfly, the recently-formed Norwegian aircraft company, looks to a future of responsible, emission-free flight with its nine-to-thirteen passenger amphibians. Three partners, Eric Lithun (Chief Executive Officer), Tomas Brødreskift (Chief Technology Officer), and Eirik Sandal (Chief Financial Officer), are dedicated to making electric flight along the seaside an everyday occurrence. Lithun was interviewed about the new machine and explained its benefits. Note the humility of the team’s vision and their willingness to learn during the development process. As Lithun explains, they can save funds by staying in the nine-passenger mode and expanding with market opportunities. That market may be imminent, with recent announcements of letters of intent Recent interest jumped after a “dry spell” during which Lithun had difficulty finding interest in his “niche” seaplane. That now seems over with Danish operator Nordic Seaplanes signing an agreement for 15 Noemis. This would make Nordic, the only European operator of scheduled seaplane operations, as Elfly’s first customer. Contingent on Noemi’s certification …
