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News aggregatorSolar-Powered Plane Set for Take-OffPAYERNE, 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 Türk Hava Kurumu: Investment & Ambition for Turkish AviationThe 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 Gliding Commission 2010 Annual MeetingGliding Commission 2010 Annual Meeting Turkish Aviation Turns 85FAI 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. ASF Receive FAI Outstanding Airmanship DiplomaPARIS 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. Max Bishop Awarded FAI Centenary MedalLAUSANNE 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. Rotorcraft Commission 2010 Annual MeetingLausanne 25/26.02.2010 - New helicopter flight simulator catches the eye Hang-Gliding & Paragliding Commission 2010 Annual MeetingLausanne 20/21.02.2010 - John Aldridge elected President Inernational Parachuting Commission 2010 Plenary MeetingLausanne 30/31.01.2010 - Serbia lands 2011 European S & A Championships Bidding Underway for the FAI Parachuting Mondial 2012The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale, FAI - The World Air Sports Federation, announced today that bidding has opened to host the FAI Parachuting Mondial in 2012. New FAI Secretary General AppointedStéphane Desprez, former Competition Director of the 2008 Rugby World Cup in France, has been appointed as the new Secretary General of the FAI – the World Air Sports Federation. He will formally take up his appointment in Lausanne, Switzerland, on 1st February 2010. |
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