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Textron Aviation announced this week that the Pipistrel Velis Electro had secured approval under the U.K. Civil Aviation Authority (U.K. CAA), to add to the primary-category certification it had received from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in June 2020.
CAA validates electric Pipistrel for UK flights 22nd February 2021 11:17 Europe/London The world’s first certified electric aircraft, the Pipistrel Velis Electro, has been validated by the CAA for flights in the UK. When pandemic restrictions allow, the first Velis Electro in the UK will be operated by NEBOair which is linked with UK Pipistrel distributor, NEBOair will be offering flights in the Velis Electro from Damyns Hall in east London, to its base at Shipmeadow Airfield in East Anglia, and then onto its training base at Wickenby Airfield in Lincolnshire. The founder of NEBOair is Ser...