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Tribute to pilot Harriet Quimby, the 1st American female pilot
On August 2, 1911, the Aero Club of America granted an FAI pilot's license to avid adventure journalist and screenwriter Harriet Quimby. It was the first license to be awarded to an American aviator.
With a wealthy background and liberal…
“Young Guns” at the US National Junior Championship, Texas
In 1978, a partnership between Longview, Texas balloonist Dr. Bill Bussey, and the managers of the newly opened Longview Mall, launched "The Great Texas Balloon Race". To some it may seem presumptuous that an event never before held is…
100 years since the FAI granted the pilot’s license to Bessie Coleman
On June 15, 1921, the FAI granted a black aviator named Bessie Coleman her pilot's license. Coleman - the tenth of thirteen children born in Waxahachie, Texas, to a family of African American and Native American descent - became the very…
“A Friendlier World with Air Sports”: FAI Young Artists 2021 Contest Winners Announced
The FAI is pleased to announce the winners of the FAI Young Artists Competition 2021. During the 35th anniversary edition of the competition, artists from Japan won first prize in the Junior and Intermediate categories, with the Seniors…
The world’s first space station launched 50 years ago today
On April 19, 1971, 50 years ago, the world's first space station - Salyut 1 - was launched.
His first success for the Soviet Salyut program paved the way for the future of space exploration, allowing astronauts to spend long periods in…
Without limits: Qatari women take to extreme air sports – Doha News
WATCH: In the Qatari extreme sports world, few women challenge stereotypes. Doha News caught up with the daring athletes to find out more about their passions.
Putting the word "extreme" before sport often conjures up images of daredevil…
The FAI and the Olympic Movement
The FAI and the IOC (International Olympic Committee) share much more history than their location in Lausanne, Switzerland.
The FAI is proud to be committed to the Olympic Charter and to be part of the Olympic Movement as an “IF”…
The Aeromodelling and Aeronautics program – in schools
Initially inspired by the Aeronautics and School event, organized by the German Airsports Aeroclub (DAeC) in Hamburg in 1992, the Rossendorf Aeromodelling Club has successfully offered the Aeromodelling and Aeronautics program to schools…
Mélanie Gadoulet, IGC Driver of the Year 2019 Champion
French pilot Mélanie Gadoulet received the 2019 IGC Champion Pilot of the Year award. She was awarded the 2019 World Soaring Cup at the FAI Gliding Commission (IGC) annual meeting earlier this year from the IGC President , Eric Mozer.…
Need for Speed by Jochen Zeischka
December 15, 2020: Jochen Zeischka's claims for a world and European hang-gliding record for "Speed on a 25 km triangular course" have been ratified. Congratulations!
The story
The FAI has received world and European hang gliding…