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Latest News
Airsports World 2008 TV Series Now Available on DVD
The much anticipated second series of the Breitling Airsports World TV series is now available to order from the airsports.tv website.
Asia and the FAI
The 103rd FAI General Conference held this month in Incheon, Korea, was a landmark event at a time when the geopolitical and economic centre-of-gravity of the world is moving steadily to the East.
FAI Young Artists on Display at Embry-Riddle University, USA
A series of over 40 winning paintings from the FAI Young Artists Contest is currently on public display on the campus of the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, Arizona.
Leys and Rolland win the 53rd Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett
At 12:00 today the 53rd Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett, the famous international FAI aeronautical gas balloon race named after the US Media tycoon James Gordon Bennett, came to a fantastic close with the final landing of the 16th competitor in Portelas / Portugal, barely 20 km from the most western tip of the European Continent, and only about 4 km from the Atlantic ocean.
Upcoming events
| 02 Dec 2009 | 5th FAI World Cup of Canopy Piloting | Johannesbourg (RSA) |
| 02 Jan 2010 | 3rd FAI World GP Gliding Championship | Santiago (CHI) |
| 16 Jan 2010 | 2nd FAI South American Gliding Championship | Adolfo Gonzalez Chávez (ARG) |
Latest FAI World Record Claims
| 10 Nov 2009 | Hang Gliders: Distance using up to 3 turn points: 131 km | Kamira PEREIRA RODRIGUES (BRA) |
| 14 Nov 2009 | Hang Gliders: Straight distance: 324.5 km | Kamira PEREIRA RODRIGUES (BRA) |
| 14 Nov 2009 | Hang Gliders: Straight distance to a declared goal: 285.7 km | Kamira PEREIRA RODRIGUES (BRA) |
| 08 Nov 2009 | Hang Gliders: Straight distance: 320.4 km | Kamira PEREIRA RODRIGUES (BRA) |
| 27 Oct 2009 | Microlights: Distance in a straight line without landing: 450 km | Karen SKINNER (ESP) |
Red Bull Air Race World Championship
FAI continues its close co-operation with the Red Bull Air Race World Championship [ more ]
FAI General Conference
The FAI General Conference 2010 will be held in Dublin, Ireland. [more]
FAI Visual Identity
Instructions on how to use the FAI logos and how to order high-resolution files are available in our "FAI Online StyleGuide".
FAI World Grand Prix
An international aerobatic competition open to solo pilots, formation teams, piston-engine, turbo-jet and jet aircraft flying to music. [ more ]
FAI Awards
FAI medals and diplomas aim at giving public recognition to those who have made outstanding contributions to aeronautics and astronautics, especially in the field of sporting aviation. They are awarded each year at the Opening Ceremony of the annual FAI General Conference [more].