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Pipistrel and Lobo Leasing sign partnership which includes order for 15 Nuuva V300 hybrid VTOL aircraft

Jason Pritchard6 April 2022

Lobo Leasing have signed a partnership with Pipistrel and placed an order for 15 Nuuva V300 hVTOL aircraft. The agreement confirms Lobo Leasing and Pipistrel’s commitment to developing new vertical takeoff and landing, environmentally friendly, a...

Textron to acquire Pipistrel and form new business segment with a focus on developing sustainable aircraft

Jason Pritchard17 March 2022

Textron, home to the Cessna, Beechcraft and Bell aviation brands, has confirmed an agreement to purchase Slovenian electric aircraft developer Pipistrel The transaction is expected during Q2 2022 and will also include the companies PIPISTREL d.o....

SKYCHARGE becomes world’s first OEM-independent electric plane charger to be approved by EASA

Jason Pritchard10 September 2021

SKYCHARGE, powered by Green Motion and Pipistrel, has just become the world’s first OEM*-independent electric plane charger to be approved by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). The news comes after Pipistrel’s Velis Electro aircraf...

Danish Air Force first in the world to train its pilots using Pipistrel’s Velis Electro aircraft

Jason Pritchard8 June 2021

Denmark's Air Force has become the first in the world to use Pipistrel's Velis Electro aircraft to train its pilots, as part of a government plan to reduce CO2 emissions by 70 per cent by 2030. The Velis Electro is the world's first fully certifi...

Pipistrel and Amazilia Aerospace to build new hybrid VTOL cargo aircraft for SF Express, planned for 2023 launch

Jason Pritchard12 April 2021

Pipistrel will work with Amazilia Aerospace, a subsidiary of Chinese integrated logistics provider SF Express, to design and build an unmanned VTOL hybrid aircraft ready for deployment by 2023. Under the agreement, Amazilia Aerospace will develop...

Honeywell to equip Pipistrel’s Nuuva V300 cargo aircraft with critical sensor and navigation technology

Jason Pritchard7 April 2021

Pipistrel has selected Honeywell’s next-generation Attitude Heading Reference System and Air Data Module (ADM) for its Nuuva V300 cargo unmanned aerial vehicle. The Nuuva V300 is a long-range, large-capacity, autonomous UAV which will take off a...

Pipistrel hosts first maintenance course on electric aircraft and plans to organise new date next month

Jason Pritchard19 January 2021

Pipistrel has obtained the right to train Part-66 licenced aircraft mechanics on how to maintain its Velis Electro - currently the world's only certified all-electric aircraft - and is planning to host a new course next month. The Slovenian-based...

Pipistrel selects Honeywell’s advanced flight control technology for its Nuuva V300 unmanned cargo aircraft

Jason Pritchard21 October 2020

Pipistrel has selected Honeywell’s Compact Fly-By-Wire system for its Nuuva V300 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), saying its proven architecture is 'ideally suited for the autonomous aircraft'. Nuuva V300 is a long-range, large-capacity, autonomous...

Pipistrel and Green Motion to develop charging infrastructure for electric aircraft and UAM market

Jason Pritchard29 July 2020

Pipistrel is to work with electric vehicle charging system developer Green Motion and create charging infrastructure for electric aircraft. The small aircraft manufacturer says the system will create 'a worldwide standard in electric plane chargi...

Pipistrel obtains first ever type certificate for an electric airplane from EASA

Jason Pritchard11 June 2020

Electric aircraft manufacturer Pipistrel has achieved type certification for its battery-powered Velis Electro from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). The Slovenian company successfully demonstrated the aircraft achieves the highes...

Pipistrel to reduce work on eVTOL air taxi project, but remains committed to Uber Elevate

Jason Pritchard22 May 2020

Slovenian electric aircraft manufacturer Pipistrel has said it is 'reducing the intensity' of its Project 801 eVTOL Air Taxi, as it favours accelerating large cargo delivery UAVs. The company is an Uber partner, and unveiled its eVTOL concept at ...