Ready for take off
Tuesday, 01 December 2015 08:07
Good morning from Dubai, where the skies are clear and the temperature is warm – it’s a beautiful place to be in December. Today, Tuesday December 1, 2015, we’ve got a whole host of athletes, competitors and pilots setting up and getting to grips with what is to come: two weeks of the best air sports event in the world. 59th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett: Victory for Swiss Team SUI 01 Frieden and Witprächtiger!
Tuesday, 01 September 2015 17:30
59th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett – Preparations in Full Swing !
Friday, 28 August 2015 16:25
7 hours to go until the take-off of the FAI World Long Distance Gas Balloon Championship. The launch of the 17 Teams representing 8 Nations is scheduled for today Friday, 28 August at 22:45 CEST (21:45 UTC) at the Horserace tracks (Hippodrome de Pau). Follow the 59th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett online - Launch of the gas balloons on Friday !
Wednesday, 26 August 2015 14:08
The 59th edition is hosted in Pau, France, on the northern edge of the Pyrenees, 100 km from the Atlantic Ocean and 50km from Spain. In a few days 16 teams of the world’s best gas balloon pilots representing 8 nations will compete. Given the current weather-outlook, all looks for a ”go” on Friday night around sunset at the Hippodrome of Pau. The Prize Ceremony will be held on Friday, 4 September at the Hippodrome of Pau with a spectacular Closing Ceremony to finish the event. Event Website for the FAI World Air Games Dubai 2015 Now Up and Running
Monday, 27 July 2015 11:51
FAI World Air Games Dubai 2015 - Hot Air Balloons and Hot Air Airships Bulletins
Thursday, 16 July 2015 11:52
Two Eagles Balloon's Duration and Distance World Records Ratified by FAI
Wednesday, 15 July 2015 09:51
FAI has ratified two world records following the Two Eagle Balloon's fantastic flight across the Pacific Ocean in January. It took Leonid Tyukhtyaev from Russia and Troy Bradley from USA (above holding the Mexican flag after being taken to shore by a fishing boat in Baja) an incredible 160 hours 34 minutes to reach Baja, Mexico, from Saga, Japan ! 21 May 2000: The Story of Lindsay Muir's Hot Air Balloon World Record
Thursday, 21 May 2015 11:13
Balloon World Record not broken sinceWe are pleased to continue our series of world record celebrations with an exceptional woman in ballooning sports: British Lindsay Muir. She established a female category duration world record for balloons in class AX-10 (Hot-air balloons: 4.000 to 6.000 m³) for a flight of 19h 07min 55sec on 21 May 2000 with the balloon “Lindstrand LBL-210 A” (G-FVBF). FAI Annual Report: 2014 Edition Is Out!
Monday, 30 March 2015 13:21
In these pages you will be taken on a journey through the various events and activities of the Federation. Main decisions taken at the FAI Ballooning Commission 2015 Annual Meeting
Monday, 23 March 2015 15:30
Troy Bradley and Leonid Tiukhtyaev, the pilots who crossed the Pacific Ocean earlier the year onboard the Two Eagles balloon, honoured the meeting with their presence. Here are the main decisions that were taken during the meeting: Sports and Disciplines Selected for the FAI World Air Games Dubai 2015 Revealed
Monday, 09 March 2015 15:14
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