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FAI World Air Games
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Latest News
2009 CIA Plenary Meeting (11 - 14 March 2009).
The download the complete minutes and agenda from the CIA Meetings Web page.
FAI Ballooning Commission Hall of Fame
Submitted by alex on Sat, 21/03/2009 - 06:03.The 2009 Inductees into the Hall of Fame were:
Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones
- Bertrand Piccard (Switzerland)
- Brian Jones (United Kingdom)
- Bartholomeu Lourenco de Gusmão (1686-1724), Brazil
Nominated for the Hall of Fame was:
- Michio Kanda (Japan)
2009 CIA Plenary Meeting (11 - 14 March 2009)
Submitted by alex on Fri, 23/01/2009 - 06:12.The agenda for the 2009 Plenary Meeting in Lauanne, Switzerland has been published and can be downloaded from the CIA Meetings Web page.
CIA Newsletter Autumn 2008
Submitted by alex on Thu, 13/11/2008 - 05:50.The Autumn 2008 CIA Newsletter has now been published and can be downloaded from the CIA Newsletters page.
Upcoming Aerostat Events
| 04 Sep 2009 | 53rd Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett | Geneve (SUI) |
| 18 Nov 2009 | 2009 Tochigi Hot Air Balloon International Championship & Hot Air Balloon Honda Grand Prix Final Round | Tochigi (JPN) |
| 15 Jun 2010 | 1st FAI Women's European Hot Air Balloon Championship | Alytus (LTU) |
| 13 Jul 2010 | 9th FAI World Hot Air Airship Championship | Dole (FRA) |
Latest FAI Aerostat World Record Claims
| 24 Feb 2009 | Airships: Duration: 5 h 5 min | Leonid TIUHTYAEV (RUS) |
| 03 Feb 2009 | Airships: Distance: 99.46 km | Leonid TIUHTYAEV (RUS) |
| 07 Dec 2008 | Free balloons: Duration: 7 h 26 min 56 s | Mark SHEMILT (GBR) |