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===Textron eAviation===
In March 2022 Textron agreed to buy [[Slovenia]]n aircraft builder [[Pipistrel]] and form a new division for [[electric aircraft]] development, called [[Textron eAviation]]. Pipistrel will continue as a [[brand]] and retain its existing headquarters and operations in Slovenia and Italy. Textron will invest in the division to hasten future aircraft development and production. Pipistrel's founder and CEO, Ivo Boscarol, will stay on as a minority shareholder and also as the ''Chairman Emeritus''. The purchase was completed in April 2022, for a price of US$235M.<ref name="OConnor17Mar22">{{cite web|url= https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/textron-to-acquire-pipistrel/|title= Textron To Acquire Pipistrel|access-date= March 17, 2022|last= O'Connor|first= Kate|work= AVweb|date= March 17, 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220317132155/https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/textron-to-acquire-pipistrel/|archive-date= March 17, 2022|url-status= live}}</ref><ref name="Niles20Apr22">{{cite web|url= https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/textron-completed-235-million-purchase-of-pipistrel/|title= Textron Completes $235 Million Purchase Of Pipistrel|access-date= April 21, 2022 |last= Niles|first= Russ|work= AVweb|date= April 20, 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220421121844/https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/textron-completed-235-million-purchase-of-pipistrel/|archive-date= April 21, 2022|url-status= live}}</ref>