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PAYERNE, 10 MARCH 2010 – Bertrand Piccard’s revolutionary solar-powered aeroplane Solar Impulse is set for its first test flights after moving into a new hangar in Switzerland

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The Turkish Aeronautical Association counts as one of the FAI's biggest and most ambitious National AirSport Controls –active in everything from training pilots to fire-fighting

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Gliding Commission 2010 Annual Meeting
Lausanne 05/06.03.2010 - leading decisions

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FAI President Pierre Portmann and new Secretary-General Stéphane Desprez were the guests of Türk Hava Kurumu (Turkish Aeronautical Association) in Ankara on February 16, at a ceremony marking the association's 85th anniversary.

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PARIS 11.02.2010 – Aviation Sans Frontières (Aviation Without Borders) received their 2009 Outstanding Airmanship Diploma at a ceremony held at the AéroClub de France in Paris on February 11.

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LAUSANNE 22.01.2010 – Retiring FAI Secretary-General Max Bishop was presented with the FAI's Centenary Medal, to mark his 17 years of distinguished service, at a dinner given in his honour by the FAI Executive Board.

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Lausanne 25/26.02.2010 - New helicopter flight simulator catches the eye

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Lausanne 20/21.02.2010 - John Aldridge elected President

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Lausanne 30/31.01.2010 - Serbia lands 2011 European S & A Championships

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The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale, FAI - The World Air Sports Federation, announced today that bidding has opened to host the FAI Parachuting Mondial in 2012.

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