Airlines
Cambodian Airline Will Connect Coastal Towns with Elfly’s Noemi
Start-up has committed to buy five of the nine-passenger electric amphibious aircraft
Eric Lithun, CEO of Elfly (left) and Neak Oknha Suo Vireak, CEO of Vet Airways’ parent company, Vireak Buntham Express
Eric Lithun, CEO of Elfly (left), and Neak Oknha Suo Vireak, CEO of Vet Airways’ parent company, Vireak Buntham Express, signed a memorandum of understanding covering the planned purchase of five Noemi amphibious aircraft.

Vet Airways, a new Cambodian start-up, plans to connect Southeast Asian coastal communities using Elfly’s electric Noemi aircraft. On July 9, the spinoff from transportation group Vireak Buntham Express signed a memorandum of understanding with the Norwegian manufacturer covering the purchase of five aircraft in a deal potentially valued at $50 million.

In June, Elfly achieved a first flight with a 1:5 scale model of the Noemi on the Tønsberg fjord in Norway to evaluate its handling characteristics on water. The company’s engineering team has also used the KTH Stockholm wind tunnel in Sweden to assess the airframe’s drag characteristics.

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