The A8-21 certificate comes after the Ajdovščina-based company received in May a certificate of validity from the British Microlight Aircraft Association for its Virus SW 127 cruiser.

The certificate was handed to Pipistrel owner and boss Ivo Boscarol on Wednesday in a ceremony at the Slovenian Embassy in London, featuring among others the head of the CAA general aviation unit, Tony Rapson.

Slovenian Ambassador to UK Tadej Rupel said that the certificate had been given only to a handful of non-British producers, labelling it a great recognition for Pipistrel and the Slovenian economy in general.