Textron's $242 million acquisition of Pipistrel, a leader in electric aircraft technology, signals a significant move towards electric general aviation (GA). The acquisition provides Textron with 11 ...

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) published an emergency airworthiness directive (AD) for Pipistrel’s Virus SW 121 aircraft, superseding a previous AD made for the aircraft in 2023. The ...

Slovenian pilot Matevz Lenarcic has been flying his Virus SW, an ultra-light plane made by Slovenian manufacturer, Pipistrel, around the world for over a month now. Slovenian pilot Matevz Lenarcic has ...

A Pipistrel Virus SW 121 light aircraft and a simulator for it arrived at the SV Aviation School on 1 October. (Pipistrel Aviation) The Slovenian Armed Forces (SV) will test the suitability of ...