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21st FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship in Rio Claro, Brazil

Thursday, 31 July 2014 15:20

Watch all the competition in pictures on Flickr !

Get the Bug for Air Sports with the new FAI Video

Tuesday, 24 June 2014 15:05

glider-aero landscape The FAI has released a new video featuring all air sports activities under the umbrella of the Federation. The 3-minute film succinctly presents the FAI sports and includes footage of FAI international records from Charles Lindbergh to Felix Baumgartner.

FAI World Air Games 2015 to be Staged in Dubai

Friday, 06 June 2014 14:26

FAI-UAE-Signature-WAG 04 June 2014 9 The FAI announced today that the 2015 edition of the FAI World Air Games has been awarded to the United Arab Emirates and will be held in Dubai. This multi-discipline event will be organised by the Emirates Aerosports Federation and will take place over a period of 12 days in December 2015. It is the only world competition that brings together the various different air sports.

2014 FAI Young Artists Contest winners revealed

Friday, 02 May 2014 15:39

2.1 OTGONBAYAN MGL 1 Youngsters from China, Japan, Mongolia, Nepal, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine and USA are among the winners of the 2014 FAI Young Artists Contest, which every year awards FAI Medals and Diplomas to artists in three age categories from 6 to 17 years old.

Competition was fierce, not only because of the quality of the artworks, but also due to the significant rise in participation: the number of FAI Members taking part in the contest soared from 14 in 2013 to 21 in 2014 with the involvement Bulgaria, Canada, China, Czech Republic, France, Finland, India, Italy, Japan, Libya, Lithuania, Mongolia, Nepal, Poland, Qatar, Russia, Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine and USA.

2013 FAI Annual Report available now !

Wednesday, 02 April 2014 14:05

2013FAI-Annual-Report Capture Cover The 2013 FAI Annual Report, which gives an overview of last year’s activities and achievements of the Federation, has been released.

Green airsports honoured with new environmental award

Tuesday, 18 February 2014 11:51

Angelo d Arrigo The FAI Environmental Commission (EnvC) has established the Angelo d’Arrigo Diploma, a new FAI environmental award which aims at recognising and promoting major contributions in the field of environmental and sustainable development, in accordance with the development of a philosophy and a vision of sport aviation that increasingly wants to be respectful of the environment that surrounds it.

FAI World Championships events selected for full Breitling branding and support for 2014

Thursday, 19 December 2013 16:18

4-events-breitling-2014 pt The FAI and Breitling are pleased to announce the FAI World Championships events selected for full Breitling branding and support for 2014.

This year the focus is on a smaller number of events and an increased emphasis on supporting the events and creating a great image of these events which will benefit the events themselves, the FAI and Breitling.