Athletes

CIVA Committees and Working Groups

CIVA Catalogue Committee

Daniel Genevey

Chair

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Leone Gambardella

Member

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Igoris Lobanovas

Member

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CIVA FPS Development Working Group

Nicholas Harold Buckenham

Chair

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Vladimir Machula

Member

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Doug Lovell

Member

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Gilles Guillemard

Member

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CIVA Glider Aerobatics Committee

Pekka Havbrandt

Chair

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Philippe Küchler

Member

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Madelyne Delcroix-Katona

Member

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Eugen Schaal

Member

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Ferenc Toth

Member

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Thierry Fraize

Member

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CIVA Information and Communication Technology Committee

Ringo Massa

Chair

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Kari Kemppi

Member

Finland

Thierry Fraize

Member

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CIVA Judging Committee

Pierre Varloteaux

Chair

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Philippe Küchler

Member

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Madelyne Delcroix-Katona

Member

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Alejandra MOORE

Member

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Quentin Hawthorne

Member

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CIVA Known Figures Analysis Working Group

Hanspeter Rohner

Chair

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Claude Bessiere

Member

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Louis Vanel

Member

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Nigel Hopkins

Member

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Pekka Havbrandt

Member

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CIVA Media Working Group

Eric Lentz Gauthier

Chair

Pekka Havbrandt

Member

CIVA Rules Committee

Hanspeter Rohner

Member

Switzerland

Michael Gallaway

Member

USA

Philippe Küchler

Member

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Steve Todd

Member

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Luca Andraghetti

Member

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CIVA Safety Working Group

Hanspeter Rohner

Chair

Tamás Ábrányi

Member

Keith Doyne

Member

Pierre Varloteaux

Member

Pekka Havbrandt

Member

Maurizio Costa

Member

Poul E.B. Nielsen

Member

Patrick Paris

Member

Victor Lalloué

Member

CIVA Strategic Planning Working Group

Nicholas Harold Buckenham

Chair

n/a

Michael R. Heuer

Member

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Matthieu Roulet

Member

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Events Calendar

Every year, over 30 world or continental championships are listed on the FAI Sporting Calendar, and many other sporting events such as Grand Prix, Cups and miscellaneous international competitions are organized in accordance with FAI Sporting Codes.
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The 60th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett 2016

The 60th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett will take place from 15 – 24 September 2016 in Gladbeck, Germany, the epicentre of global gasballooning activities which will therefore provide for sure perfect conditions.

France takes the gold at the Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett 2017

The winners of the 61st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett 2017 said they were “overjoyed” to be awarded their FAI gold medals at a ceremony in Fribourg, Switzerland on Saturday 16 September 2017.

The 61st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett Gas Ballon Race launched tonight

This evening 21 gas balloons from 13 countries launched from Gruyères airfield (Switzerland) that sits below the famous chateau for the 61st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett Race. Over the next few days the teams will aim to fly as far as possible, measured in a straight line from the launch field to the landing site. Meteorological experts are forecasting that the balloons will follow a north-eastern route.

Follow the race live at: gordonbennett.aero/livetracking