On this day: Charles Lindbergh became the first person to fly New York to Paris
Sunday, 21 May 2017 00:01
Ninety years ago, on 21 May 1927, American aviator Charles Lindbergh set the world alight when he completed the first non-stop solo flight from New York to Paris. In doing so he set an FAI World Record for ‘Distance in a straight-line without landing’. Main decisions taken at the FAI General Aviation Commission 2016 Annual Meeting
Tuesday, 10 January 2017 14:15
12 November 1906: The first flight by Santos-Dumont
Saturday, 12 November 2016 07:55
Crete to Cape Town Vintage Air Rally launched from Greece
Saturday, 12 November 2016 07:02
Eldon Joersz: Meet the fastest man in the air
Thursday, 28 July 2016 08:36
40 Years Ago Today: Eldon Joersz became the fastest man in the world – a record that still stands today
Thursday, 28 July 2016 08:35
12 June 1936: The FAI World Record of Louise Thaden
Tuesday, 12 July 2016 07:55
Click here to read more: FAI Dossier. 2015 FAI Annual Report released
Thursday, 28 April 2016 15:40
FAI World Air Games Dubai 2015
Monday, 21 December 2015 20:28
875 athletes from 55 countries competed in the biggest air sport event ever organised ! Event Website for the FAI World Air Games Dubai 2015 Now Up and Running
Monday, 27 July 2015 11:51
Winners rewarded at the Prize Giving Ceremony of the 22nd FAI World Precision Flying Championship
Monday, 27 July 2015 11:16
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Charles Lindbergh flew solo from New York to Paris on 20/21 May 1927. Celebrate the 90th anniversary of this historic flight – 
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110 years ago, exactly today, the first officially observed flight in Europe that was longer than 25m was performed in Paris (FRA) by the Brazilian Aviation Pioneer Alberto Santos-Dumont, resident in France and famous for his experiments with small airships and balloons.
A flying rally across Africa, from Crete to Cape Town, for aircraft built before the 31st December 1939.
Forty years ago on 28 July 1976 Major General Eldon W. Joersz flew into the FAI record books by 
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Today we would like to commemorate a female American pioneer and a major figure in aviation who was not only a highly successful Golden Age air racer and holder of various aviation records, but also one of the first female pilots to make aviation her business. On 12 July 1936, exactly 80 years ago, Mrs. Louise Thaden set a FAI World Record in Female Light Plane “Speed over 100km” by reaching a speed of 176,356 km/h (109.582 mp/h) in a 90-horsepower Porterfield at Endless Caverns, Virginia (USA).
The 2015 FAI Annual Report provides an overview of all our activities with plenty of pictures. More compact than the previous editions, it includes the competitions, records, awards, our sponsor Breitling, our partner Red Bull Air Race, and much more!
From 1 to 12 December, the FAI World Air Games Dubai 2015 celebrated air sports from around the world.
FAI invites you to visit the 
The 22nd FAI World Precision Flying Championship competition ended on Thursday in Skive, Denmark, but there was a ‘final stage’ on Friday - the official Prize-Giving Ceremony scheduled in the evening at 6 pm.Latest News
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On this day: Charles Lindbergh became the first person to fly New York to Paris
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Main decisions taken at the FAI General Aviation Commission 2016 Annual Meeting
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Crete to Cape Town Vintage Air Rally launched from Greece
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12 November 1906: The first flight by Santos-Dumont
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Eldon Joersz: Meet the fastest man in the air
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40 Years Ago Today: Eldon Joersz became the fastest man in the world – a record that still stands today
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12 June 1936: The FAI World Record of Louise Thaden
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2015 FAI Annual Report released
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FAI World Air Games Dubai 2015
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Event Website for the FAI World Air Games Dubai 2015 Now Up and Running
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