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Textron Steps Up Advanced Air Mobility Presence With new eAviation Unit
Rob Scholl reports directly to Textron chairman and CEO Scott Donnelly as senior v-p for the division.
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Electric propulsion pioneer MagniX has already converted Cessna's 208 Grand Caravan to battery power, but Cessna's parent company Textron now seems to be advancing its own plans for electric aviation. (Photo: MagniX)

Textron is formalizing its presence in the electric aircraft sector with the formation of a new division called eAviation. Senior executive Rob Scholl has been named to head the unit in a senior v-p role that reports directly to Textron chairman and CEO Scott Donnelly. Scholl previously was the senior v-p of sales and marketing at Textron Aviation.

Scholl’s new role was described by Textron as leveraging “the work across our aerospace and defense businesses to develop new opportunities and take advantage of our fixed-wing and rotorcraft expertise in emerging technologies.” He will be charged with assembling enterprise talent throughout Textron, building external partnerships, and creating a path for further development and utilization of aircraft electrification and connected mobility technologies in the global market.