Ivo Boscarol received the CAA award for lifetime achievement in aviation

Ivo Boscarol received an award for lifetime achievement in the field of aviation, awarded by the Civil Aviation Agency of the Republic of Slovenia (CAA). The awards committee made the decision on April 8, 2026, and the award was presented to Ivo on May 13 at the CAA Aviation Safety Conference in Zreče.

Ivo Boscarol received the CAA award for lifetime achievement in aviation
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ivo received the Lifetime Achievement Award in Aviation for more than four decades of work in aviation and his exceptional influence on the development of ultralight and electric aviation at home and abroad. Boscarol was nominated in January by Mr. Jure Griljc, and the commission assessed Boscarol’s contribution as an exceptional contribution to the development of the aviation industry. The explanatory statement of the award emphasized Boscarol’s role in establishing international standards in the field of electric aviation and his contribution to the development of technologically advanced aircraft, which are considered synonymous with innovation and aerodynamic excellence.

Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

In his speech upon receiving the award, Boscarol emphasised the importance of the aviation industry in Slovenia and the importance of the CAA for further development of the industry.
“I owe the award to my former team at Pipistrel, as well as to the Agency that was instrumental in Pipistrel’s milestones,” he stated.
“Both the first two-seater electric aircraft and the first four-seater hydrogen-powered aircraft in the world bore Slovenian markings because the Agency was flexible and understood the future of such propulsion.”

The Director of the Civil Aviation Agency of the Republic of Slovenia (CAA), Damjan Bregar, said at the conference that the safety situation in Slovenian aviation is currently at a high level and there are no significant deviations from other European countries that are leaders in this field, but there is still room for improvement, for example in the area of ​​regulation and awareness.

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