Transport Canada validates Pipistrel Explorer, Velis Club and Velis Electro type certificates

Transport Canada has validated EASA's type certificates for Pipistrel’s Explorer, Velis Club and Velis Electro, enabling owners and flight schools to register and operate the models in Canada. The move opens the Canadian market to Pipistrel’s electric and light training aircraft produced under Textron ownership.

Discovered 2025-11-12T13:09:25.059590-08:00 | 2025-11-12T13:09:25.059590-08:00

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  • Enables Canadian registration and commercial operation of the Pipistrel Explorer, Velis Club and Velis Electro, removing a key regulatory barrier for flight schools and operators to incorporate electric and light trainers into pilot training pipelines.
  • The validation comes as Textron is reorganising its electric-aircraft activities — it will disband its eAviation unit and redistribute Pipistrel and related programmes into other divisions, a corporate change that will influence sales, support and certification rollout in Canada (see the decision to disband its eAviation unit and reassign Pipistrel programmes).

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