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23 Jul 2010 Press release – Pipistrel selected as a country representative for European Business Awards! Pipistrel is to represent Slovenia in Europe’s most competitive business awards competition, prestigious European Business Awards sponsored by HSBC bank Read more...

21 Jul 2010 Pipistrel New Zealand has a website! Read more...

19 Jul 2010 Come and see us at Oshkosh AirVenture 2010! This year Pipistrel is presenting on 2 separate areas, for the first time ever also at the LSA mall. Come and see us and check our amazing products and even better prices as we introduce the LSA Value Pack 2010! Read more...

23 Jul 2010

Press release – Pipistrel selected as a country representative for European Business Awards! Pipistrel is to represent Slovenia in Europe’s most competitive business awards competition, prestigious European Business Awards sponsored by HSBC bank read more..

21 Jul 2010

Pipistrel New Zealand has a website! read more..

19 Jul 2010

Come and see us at Oshkosh AirVenture 2010! This year Pipistrel is presenting on 2 separate areas, for the first time ever also at the LSA mall. Come and see us and check our amazing products and even better prices as we introduce the LSA Value Pack 2010! read more..

16 Jul 2010

Virus SW on front pages of the magazines! read more..

13 Jul 2010

Taurus on Euroglide 2010 Pipistrel Taurus successfully glided 2000km ovet the European skies – finishing the "Euroglide 2010" race. read more..

09 Jul 2010

Sinus is Motorglider of the Year 2010! The Aviation and Aerospace Examiner - the nationwide edition - by the Examiner.com, names the Sinus “Aviation and Aerospace Examiner’s Best of the Best 2010” editor’s choice for the motor-glider category. read more..

23 Jun 2010

Toyota prius plug-in že v Sloveniji Podjetje Toyota Slovenija je predstavilo Priusa, čigar baterije lahko polnimo preko domače vtičnice. V Sloveniji ga bodo najprej testirali mediji, nato pa ga bo v uporabo za eno leto prejel Ivo Boscarol. read more..

21 Jun 2010

Taurus - First ever high-performance side-by-side self-launching LSA glider available now! Pipistrel is pround to announce the availablility of the Taurus LSA, the first ever high-performance two-seat self-launching glider! read more..

29 Apr 2010

New leather colours available! read more..

14 Apr 2010

Do not miss: the 2ND EUROPEAN PIPISTREL FLY-IN! read more..

14 Apr 2010

AERO 2010 in Friedrichshafen is behind us... read more..

23 Mar 2010

Virus SW 100 available as EASA PtF (600 kg MTOW)! After a year of hard work EASA approved the Virus SW 100 with the LSA PtF Form 18B technical approval. The Virus SW 100 can now fly as an EASA PtF LSA in Europe, taking advantage of the 600 kg MTOW. read more..

10 Mar 2010

Ivo Boscarol je prejel naziv Gospodarstvenik Primorske 2009! V torek, 9. marca sta uredništvi Radia Koper in Primorskih novic podelili prestižne nagrade Gospodarstvenik primorske. Ivo Boscarol je bil med nagrajenci! read more..

10 Mar 2010

All models available as LSA in the USA with immediate effect! We are proud to announce that we are from this day onward shipping all models to the USA market as LSA accepted aeroplanes and gliders. All details inside... read more..

09 Mar 2010

Ready for AERO 2010? Come and see us at Aero 2010 in Friedrichshafen - Hall B4, stand 301 From 8 to 11 April 2010. read more..

05 Mar 2010

Pipistrel Fly-in in South Africa If you happen to be in South Africa on 2-4 April, you really must not miss this event... read more..

25 Feb 2010

Taurus altitude record attempt - 22500 ft reached! At a small grass strip North of Athens, Michael Anastasiou and Kostas Paylidis were waking up at 7am in their trailer home, parked inside the airfield next to the big white trailer that contained the bird of joy. read more..

22 Feb 2010

Pipistrel website update read more..

17 Feb 2010

Otvoritev Vizionarne je uspela! read more..

12 Jan 2010

Pipistrel, Bigfoot, Yeti, Sasquatch.... Michael Coates and the Pipistrel team USA sent us an amazing report of our aircraft being used - to track the Bigfoot! read more..

11 Jan 2010

AVweb news publishes an article about Pipistrel read more..

04 Jan 2010

One THOUSAND kilometers with Taurus! read more..

30 Dec 2009

Merry Christmas and a happy New Year 2010! Don't be surprised when you don't receive a Pipistrel Christmas card this year... read inside to find out why! :) read more..

21 Dec 2009

Rotax engines - now with 2000 hours TBO! BRP-Powertrain received certification to extend the period of operation of its Rotax® 912 series piston aviation aircraft engines from 1,500 to 2,000 hours of Time Between Overhauls (TBO). read more..

16 Dec 2009

Personality of the year 2009 - Ivo Boscarol on 3rd place! 4. Januarja je Delo objavilo rezultate glasovanja za Osebnost Leta - Ivo Boscarol se je uvrstil na odlično tretje mesto za zmagovalcem dr. Erikom Brecljem in smučarko Tino Maze. Pipistrel Team čestita vsem nagrajenim! read more..

07 Dec 2009

Jure Tomažič je prejel Prešernovo nagrado Mladi raziskovalec Jure Tomažič je prejel Prešernovo nagrado Univerze v Ljubljani za diplomsko delo z naslovom: Nova generacija sistemov za upravljanje virov energije v letalih na električni pogon. read more..

24 Nov 2009

Gregor Veble je prejel Puhovo priznanje // Gregor Veble received the Puh award Docent dr. Gregor Veble je prejel Puhovo priznanje za izume, razvojne doseÅ¾ke in uporabo znanstvenih izsledkov pri razvoju aerodinamskih naprav. (English text inside) read more..

15 Oct 2009

Pipistrel featured in Lexus Magazine! read more..

13 Oct 2009

Pipistrel prejel nagrado GZS za naj e-podjetje read more..

16 Sep 2009

Toyota chooses Pipistrel for the presentation of their new Prius Hybrid On Thursday and Friday (Sept. 10 and 11) we hosted the Slovenian branch of Toyota company here at Pipistrel. The car-makers honoured us by their decision to introduce their new Prius Hybrid for the first time in Slovenia - here at our facility. Read more inside... read more..

31 Aug 2009

Celebrating 100 Years of Flight with a new website look, new functionality and more... Pipistrel celebrates the Centennial of Flight - brand new website look and an amazing surprise... read more..

28 Aug 2009

Dobrodelna dražba - enourni polet z Ivom Boscarolom Ne zamudite priložnosti za polet nad idilično Vipavsko dolino, hkrati pa naredite nekaj dobrega za otroke v stiski! read more..

28 Aug 2009

Airventure 2009 at Oshkosh Airventure 2009 at Oshkosh is just around the corner. This year Pipistrel is attending in grand style! Read on... read more..

28 Aug 2009

Customers letters: Daniel Scopel praises fuel consumption Read more inside... read more..

19 Aug 2009

Matevz Lenarcic and Pipistrel on Swiss National TV A perfect intermezzo for the summer, a TV piece on Matevz Lenarcic, his photography and Sinus. Link to video inside! read more..

17 Jul 2009

OSHKOSH Airventure 2009 at Oshkosh is just around the corner. This year Pipistrel is attending in grand style! Read on... read more..

08 Jun 2009

SI 2009 Service information - Use of fuels with Ethanol content Service information for all the distributors and owners read more..

26 May 2009

WOW! Integrated glass cockpit for the Virus SW! Presenting the state of the art Dynon/Garmin glass cockpit with full autopilot and a selection of Radio and Transponders. read more..

25 May 2009

The new and improved Bee-Apis is here We are releasing the improved model of the Apis/Bee single seat self-launching glider. read more..

19 May 2009

A double celebration for Pipistrel / Dvojni jubilej za Pipistrel The Pipistrel team celebrates the aircraft Sinus serial number 300 and Taurus 50 leaving the production facility! // V Pipistrelu smo obeleÅ¾ili dvojni jubilej - dokončali smo letali Sinus serijska Å¡t. 300 in Taurus Å¡t. 50 read more..

13 May 2009

20. april 2009 - Prireditev ob dnevu zemlje Dijaki srednje šole Veno Pilon iz Ajdovščine so prejeli nagrado za svojo raziskovalno nalogo o Pipistrelu read more..

13 May 2009

A report on our travel to Bulgaria read more..

21 Apr 2009

Pipistrel GM, Ivo Boscarol, was chosen as the representative from Slovenia for European SME Week promotion European SME Week 2009 will be held from 6 to 14 May. read more..

20 Apr 2009

The inauguration of Sinus motorglider in India read more..

20 Apr 2009

EAA lists the appearance of Pipistrel at AERO 2009 among the Hottest 7 New Innovations presented at the show! read more..

17 Apr 2009

New distributor for Netherlands read more..

17 Apr 2009

Gregor Veble je prejel nagrado Primorski Um / Gregor Veble receives the Mind of Primorska region award read more..

07 Apr 2009

We are back from AERO 2009 in Friedrichshafen! Pipistrel's new approach of including all the distributors into our staff to provide the custumer support at the exhibition prooved to be very successful. The visitors were enthusiastic about the option of getting the information in their own native languages! read more..

16 Mar 2009

Follow-up of the Virus SW presentation in brasil read more..

09 Feb 2009

Presentation of Virus SW in Brasil A spectacular get-together for world-wide launch of the new Virus ShortWing! read more..

29 Jan 2009

Join us at AERO 2009 in Friedrichshafen, stand A1-234 Announcing special Expo discount, more details inside. See you between 2-5 April, 2009 in Friedrichshafen, Germany! read more..

21 Jan 2009

Velika spomladanska akcija ROTAX / The great ROTAX trade-in offer Piloti in lastniki letal, pozor! Prihranite 1500 EUR in dobite popolnoma nov letalski motor! // Save 1500 EUR and get a brand new aircraft engine! read more..

06 Jan 2009

The newspaper Delo included Ivo Boscarol among the 10 nominees for the title of Personality of the year 2008. Read more inside. read more..

05 Jan 2009

First flight of a Kit Built Pipistrel Aircraft - Mr. George Powers We are proud to announce that the first kit-built Pipistrel Sinus took flight. Read more inside.. read more..

22 Dec 2008

Introducing VIRUS SW: Double NASA challenge winner now in serial production Pipistrel is announcing that the second generation of Virus aircraft is now in serial production. read more..

18 Dec 2008

Taurus featured in Gliding Calendar 2009 Claus Dieter Zink included the Taurus into his world-renowned gliding calendar. read more..

15 Dec 2008

Seasons Greetings read more..

15 Dec 2008

Fotografska razstava Roberta Tudjine 9. januarja 2009 se je v Jazz klubu Satchmo v Mariboru odvijala otvoritev fotografske razstave našega zaposlenega, Roberta Tudjine. read more..

09 Dec 2008

Pipistrel is now certified also in Scandinavia! The first Virus is already certified in Denmark, more to follow... read more..

05 Dec 2008

Announcing the new general distributor for France We are welcoming Finesse Max to the Pipistrel family a new general distributor! Details inside. read more..

28 Nov 2008

Projekcija filma Ujeti Trenutek, o Matevžu Lenarčiču Projekcija v torek je uspela, v četrtek, 4.12 pa se je film prvič predvajal na TV. read more..

10 Nov 2008

The Popular Science magazine lists Taurus Electro among Ten Best Innovations of 2008! Taurus Electro is side-by-side with elite names e.g. NASA Mars lander, GeoEye1 satellite and LBC, the farthest-seeing telescope ever built. read more..

05 Nov 2008

Team Pipistrel donates blood! read more..

27 Oct 2008

Her Majesty the Queen is enthusiastic about Pipistrel Pipistrel CEO Ivo Boscarol meets Her Majesty Queen Elisabeth II during the official lunch event. More inside... read more..

27 Oct 2008

The award of Slovenian Month of design read more..

27 Oct 2008

Slovenian forum of innovation 3rd Slovenian forum of Innovation (3. slovenski Forum Inovacij) Cankarjev Dom, 20.-22. October 2008 read more..

27 Oct 2008

Hydrogen powered Hydrogenius is already under construction! Working hand in hand with University of Stuttgart's Institute of Aircraft Design (IFB), Pipistrel started construction works on hydrogen powered aircraft Hydrogenius. More inside. read more..

11 Aug 2008

Pipistrel is the BIG WINNER of NASA General Aviation Technology Challenge 2008 The full story, results, media coverage and more! read more..

21 Jul 2008

Rotax Fly-In Wels 2008 Rotax Aircraft Engines is inviting all of you to join them in their home-town Wels for a nice extended weekend. More information inside! read more..

23 Jun 2008

Sinus flight to Nordkapp now LIVE! Mike Anastasiou and Nasos Marconis are flying a standard Sinus 912 NW from Athens, Greece to Nordkapp, the top of Europe. read more..

09 Jun 2008

Sinus to fly from Greece to Nordkapp and back The Right Stuffâ€¦ Ever wondered what it takes to achieve? In today's world, I would say that you need 3 ingredients. Idea & spirit, the equipment & preparation. Michail Anastasiou reports after the jump. read more..

09 Jun 2008

Pipistrel attended the prestigious Electric Aircraft Symposium On 26 April 2008, the cream-of-the-crop of the Electric Aircraft scene gathered for the annual CAFE Electric Aircraft Symposium in San Francisco, California. Ivo Boscarol and Tine Tomazic presented Pipistrel's vision and the only 2-seat electric powered aircraft in the World, the Taurus Electro. read more..

04 Jun 2008

Sinus enters Hall of Fame at Groundspeedrecords.com Sinus is the fastest Ultralight over the ground, confirmed by Groundspeedrecords.com. Congratulations to our Greek friends who were piloting the Sinus 912 at FL115 and documented the achievement! read more..

15 Apr 2008

Video of Taurus Electro The long awaited video is published. See inside! read more..

09 Apr 2008

Pipistrel on Deutsche Welle TV Matevz Lenarcic and Pipistrel will be a part of Europa Aktuell this night. An unprecetended new project will be revealed, do not miss it! read more..

05 Mar 2008

Project Hydrogenius Hydrogenius is a revolutionary project aimed to introduce hydrogen fuel cell technology into aviation. University of Stuttgart's IFB and Pipistrel are partnering to develop the future of flying! read more..

04 Feb 2008

Ecolight certification for Sinus Pipistrel obtains one of the most prestigious certifications in the World, the Swiss Ecolight, for both Sinus TW and NW models. read more..

21 Jan 2008

Pipistrel flyes over the sky of China Pipistrel is now also present on the Chinese market! We visited our customers , assembled the first aircraft and flew it over the skies of China in the very first days of 2008. read more..

10 Jan 2008

Taurus ELECTRO is flying! 21.12.2007 Following the intial wave of interest after first flight on 21 Dec, 2007, we are publishing detailed information about Taurus Electro. Press release inside as well! read more..

09 Jan 2008

HOT! Pipistrel adds single-seat Apis-Bee to product line World Record holder Apis-Bee is a high performance single-seat ultralight glider and advanced light aircraft with self launching capabilities. But Apis/Bee is much more than this! read more..

23 Dec 2007

First Annoucement: Taurus ELECTRO A well kept secret is unveiled! Taurus Electro, the World's first ever two seat self launching glider with electric engine, will change the way we think of flying today. Noise free, emissions free, totally ecologic and yet delivering the same performance as its sister Taurus with a petrol engine. read more..

05 Nov 2007

Videos, videos, videos! A new addition to the website are videos of the complete Sinus, Virus and Taurus product range. Links inside! read more..

30 Oct 2007

New regional website for Ireland Dia duit! Fergus McDonnell has set up a wonderful new website and is waiting for your inquiries... read more..

23 Oct 2007

Klaus Ohlmann reviews the Taurus "Ultralighte Motorsegler sind erwachsen geworden." - Ultralight motorgliders have grown-up. "Der Taurus ist ein toller Wurf, das steht fest" -Taurus is a great achievement, no doubt about it. Read more inside! read more..

09 Oct 2007

Sinus Nose Wheel obtains German Certification This is BIG! Pipistrel's most versatile aircraft receives the strictest German Certification. read more..

05 Oct 2007

New in Switzerland, Greece and Czech Republic October had a powerful start. New Dealer in Switzerland and Pipistrel regional website and Flight manual translation in Greece! Czech Republic has an upgraded regional website as well! More inside. read more..

17 Sep 2007

Pipistrel welcomes two new distributors Ireland and Republic of Macedonia have joined the map of distributors. Fergus and Predrag are already looking forward to your inquiries... Details inside! read more..

19 Aug 2007

NASA says: Pipistrel Virus is World's best aircraft The official results of the Nasa PAV Centennial Challenge are in! We add an insider's story written by Michael Coates, the winning pilot. See the impressive performance of Pipistrel yourself. read more..

12 Aug 2007

Pipistrel BIG WINNER of NASA Challenge Michael Coates of Pipistrel USA just called us with some great news! Pipistrel took 5 of the 7 Challenges on the NASA & Boeing Sponsored Challenge and is the BIG WINNER! read more..

03 Aug 2007

New certificates for Sinus and Taurus Three new countries, three new certificates, but infinite possibilities! Details inside! read more..

10 Jul 2007

AERO 2007 Follow-Up AERO 2007 was a huge sucess for Pipistrel. Both Taurus and Sinus NW were on display and the response from the crowd was overwhelming. read more..

20 Jun 2007

PEM Follow-up On the weekend of 16-17 June, 1st Pipistrel European Meeting took place at Valdera airfield in Tuscany Italy. Field report inside! read more..

01 Jun 2007

Pipistrel European Meeting Details PEM is closing in fast! More details and the official program of the event inside. DO NOT MISS IT! read more..

18 May 2007

There is Rock in Rio and there is... TAURUS IN RIO! Sergio Andrade, Taurus and Sinus owner from Brasil sent us pictures of his flying in Rio. They are AMAZING! read more..

08 May 2007

New distributors appointed! In May 2007, Pipistrel added Austria to the map of distributors. Distributors for other new countries will follow soon! read more..

31 Mar 2007

FogZapper - the most revolutionary device in history of aviation! Pipistrel has done it again! Together with Aviodream, we are presenting another World's First - a weather authoring device for light aircraft. To say it is amazing would be an understatement... read more..

09 Mar 2007

New regional website for Pipistrel in Czech Republic Milos Golubovic, our distributor for Czech Republic completely reworked his website to a clean-looking, polished and very organised web presentation. read more..

12 Feb 2007

AERO 2007 Friedrichshafen Pipistrel is inviting you to AERO 2007, Europe's largest bi-annual aviation exposition, from 19-22 April in Friedrichshafen, Germany. read more..

12 Feb 2007

Pipistrel European Meeting 16-17 June, 2007. Save the Date! 1st ever pan-European meeting of Pipistrel aircraft and owners at Valdera -Tuscany, Italy. read more..

24 Jan 2007

New regional websites for Pipistrel Australia and USA Michael Coates, our distributor for Australia and USA completely reworked the web-pages and added rich new content to please both the eyes and the mind of a curious web-surfer. read more..

16 Jan 2007

ICAO aircraft designations for Sinus, Virus and Taurus! Attention pilots, when filing a flight plan, you can now use official ICAO codes for aircraft type. Look inside! read more..

30 Dec 2006

Pipistrelbuilders.com Paul Kuntz established a website where he will publish the progress of building of his Sinus 912 KIT. read more..

26 Dec 2006

New Era for Pipistrel begins NOW! In december 2006, construction works for the Scientific Institute for Aircraft Design & Applicable Technologies at Pipistrel have begun. read more..

17 Dec 2006

Holiday season is coming! 2006 has been exceptionally prosperous for Pipistrel with the new website, many new distributors appointed, new certifications obtained and most of all - many new happy customers! read more..

30 Nov 2006

April fools!! April fools! read more..

22 Nov 2006

Sinus and Virus now also APPROVED 51% kits It's official! Sinus 503, 912 (all versions) and Virus 912 (all versions) kits are now fully approved as 51% kits! read more..

17 Nov 2006

Michael Coates flies Sinus 2500 km (1350 NM) over Pacific Ocean Michael Coates, Pipistrel's distributor for Australia, personally delivered a Sinus 912 NW from Brisbane, AUS to Auckland, NZ. read more..

20 Oct 2006

Best Contemporary Aircraft Award Saturday, 7 October, 2006, Sinus Nosewheel was awarded "Best Contemporary" plane at 2006 Cameron Park 17th annual Show 'n' Shine & Fly In. read more..

28 Sep 2006

Pipistrel.EU is here! Pipistrel is proud to announce that our new domain pipistrel.eu is active and pointing to this homepage. read more..

11 Sep 2006

Ivo Boscarol receives FAI Paul Tissandier Diploma Ivo Boscarol, GM of Pipistrel, was awarded the FAI Paul Tissandier Diploma from the hands of Zmago Jelinčič Plemeniti, President of Aeronautical Association of Slovenia. read more..

25 Aug 2006

Maiden flight of Taurus PureGlider Pipistrel conquers another milestone in aviation as World's first 2 Seat side-by-side Ultralight Glider takes-off. read more..

24 Aug 2006

New Pipistrel International Websites Online We are proud to announce the launch of new Pipistrel websites in Greece, Czech Republic, Republic of South Africa and France. read more..

20 Aug 2006

New Customer's letter with Videos! Mr Sergio Lins Andrade, Sinus and Taurus owner from Brasil shot and published two great videos that show both aircraft in action. read more..

31 Jul 2006

Joe Sutter, Father of Boeing 747, visits Pipistrel An aviation legend of Slovenian blood honored us by his visit just before receiving his honorary doctorate from University of Nova Gorica. read more..

20 Jul 2006

Tone Krkovič celebrates 50th birthday in style! Mr Lojze Peterle, member of EU Parliament surprises Mr Tone Krkovič for his 50th birthday. read more..

23 Apr 2006

Slovenian Government members visited Pipistrel Slovenian Prime Minister, Mr. Janez JanÅ¡a, with the Minister of the Economy, Mr. Andrej Vizjak and several other high guests from the Slovenian Government honoured Pipistrel with their visit. read more..

14 Apr 2006

Ivo Boscarol is appointed a member of the Strategic Council of the Government Slovenian government appointed a body of counselors, called the Strategic Council for Economic developement. read more..

14 Apr 2006

Ivo Boscarol received the famous Pirelli calendar The twelve chosen recipients have been given the Pirelli calendar. read more..

12 Apr 2006

Award of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia Ivo Boscarol was awarded the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia award for extraordinary achievements in commerce and small business. read more..

12 Apr 2006

Ivo Boscarol is declared Slovenian Entrepreneur of the year 2003 Slovenian magazine "Podjetnik" each year awards the prestigious title of Slovenian Entrepreneur of the year to the boldest and most significant entrepreneurs in Slovenia... read more..

08 Apr 2006

The maiden flight of Taurus In May 2004 the newest member of Pipistrel airplanes family, Taurus, was presented to the public and baptised in a widely covered media event. read more..

07 Apr 2006

The 200-th aircraft has been made! At the end of March, the 200th aircraft from the Sinus/Virus family has been manufactured in the Pipistrel company. read more..

07 Apr 2006

The placing of the foundation stone for the new Pipistrel factory Minister of economy Mrs Tea Petrin and the CEO of Pipistrel company, Mr Ivo Boscarol, placed the foundation stone to mark the beginning of construction of the new Pipistrel headquarters in Ajdovščina. read more..

06 Apr 2006

The president of European Parliament visited Pipistrel On February 18., the president of European Parliament, Josep Borrell, arrived on a two-day visit to Slovenia. Before the beginning of the oficial part of the visit, he stopped by Pipistrel and tried out our planes. read more..

15 Mar 2006

New website is up and running Welcome to the all new and exciting Pipistrel's homepage! read more..

21 Oct 2005

Matevž Lenarčič and Sinus at Oshkosh Matevč Lenarčič record flight around the World with microlight aircraft Pipistrel Sinus 912 read more..

21 Oct 2005

Ivo Boscarol Slovenian champion RAL 1 Ivo Boscarol je postal novi državni prvak v kategoriji enosedežnih ultralahkih letal (RAL1). read more..

21 Oct 2005

Sinus World Champion 2001 - 2002 read more..