Textron to disband eAviation unit, fold Pipistrel and electric programmes into other divisions

Textron will eliminate its eAviation unit next year and transfer Pipistrel and other electric programmes across existing business segments, a material corporate restructuring that follows Textron's recent revenue and delivery performance: https://hype.aero/?story=48592ea6-963c-461c-a3e9-54828c2dc94b

The change shifts how a major OEM organizes responsibility for electric propulsion and AAM assets at a time when suppliers and primes are recalibrating R&D and investment; see Collins Aerospace's continued push on electric propulsion R&D and GE's investment approach to hybrid-electric systems: https://hype.aero/?story=5469ef31-a5c2-4281-af1a-f911c017c109 and https://hype.aero/?story=efa3b2b4-bfb4-4445-8d11-9505550e5229

Reassigning programmes within Textron could alter manufacturing plans, supplier relationships and scale-up timelines for electric aircraft — context: other AAM players are expanding facilities and locking production partnerships as they prepare for certification and series builds: https://hype.aero/?story=8001558b-5c97-415c-b71e-02b6bb980ca7 and https://hype.aero/?story=70cf351a-305b-4f46-9d2a-cccfd9082b7b