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Sport aviationRussian balloonist Fedor Konyukhov awarded "Fai-Breitling Pilot of the Year 2016 Award"
Lausanne, Switzerland - During a ceremony in Switzerland yesterday
A Russian priest who circumnavigated the world in a balloon in record time has been presented the inaugural "FAI - Breitling Pilot of the Year Award" at a ceremony in Switzerland yesterday, Thursday 17... more
Sport aviation"Vintage Air Rally" from Crete2Cape with aircraft of the innovators -VIDEO
Crete, Greece - The event, began last November 12, 2016 will last for five weeks
A flying rally across Africa, from Crete to Cape Town, for aircraft built before the 31st December 1939. Following in the footsteps of the pioneering flights in the 1920s, the crew will connect some of... more
Sport aviationMatthias Dolderer wins "Red Bull Air Race World Championship 2016"
Las Vegas, Usa - The German pilot finished top of the leaderboard after the eight-stop international tour
Matthias Dolderer won the Red Bull Air Race World Championship on Sunday 16 October 2016. The German pilot finished top of the leaderboard after the eight-stop international tour, which finished in Las... more
Sport aviationBalloons. Today in the history: 110 years of the world’s most prestigious race
Lausanne, Switzerland - Won by the US aviator Lieutenant Frank Purdy Lahm
One hundred and ten years ago on 30 September 1906 US aviator Lieutenant Frank Purdy Lahm won the first ever "Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett", a prestigious balloon race that still takes place today. The... more
Sport aviationBalloons. Swiss pilots reign at Coupe Aéronautique "Gordon Bennett 2016" -VIDEO
Gladbeck, Germany - Swiss champions are first ever gas balloon pilots to land in Greece
Switzerland’s Kurt Frieden and Pascal Witpraechtiger (Team SUI 1) were crowned champions of the "60th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett" –the world’s gas balloon race– at a ceremony in Gladbeck, northwes... more
Sport aviation"60th Coupe Gordon Bennett": the sky with many balloons -VIDEO
Gladbeck, Germany - Forty-eight pilots in 24 gas-balloons. Suggestive start
Gas-balloonists from a dozen countries launched late on Sunday night 18 September 2016 at the start of what is aviation’s oldest and most prestigious gas-balloon race – the "60th Coupe Aéronautique Gord... more
Sport aviationTen Years Ago Today: Steve Fossett set a gliding world record by flying to above 15,000m
Lausanne, Switzerland - It still stands today
Ten years ago today (29 August 2016) famous aviator Steve Fossett set a gliding world record that still stands today. Flying with former NASA test pilot Einar Enevoldson the pair hit an absolute altitude... more
Sport aviationAirplanes. It happened today, on August 10, 1896: the "Glider King" died. Otto Lilienthal’s legacy lives on
Lausanne, Switzerland - Berlin-Tegel airport is named to him
Otto Lilienthal, the 'Glider King' who was an inspirational 19th-century aviation pioneer died 120-years ago on 10 August 1896. FAI (World Air Sports Federation) remembers his legacy today… Born in 1... more
Sport aviationFAI: Fedor Konyukhov completed the solo around the world tour and landed safely in Australia
Lausanne, Switzerland - After a 11 day 8 hours and 42 minutes flight
Russian veteran traveler Fedor Konyukhov, 64, landed safe and sound near the small town of Bonnie Rock on 23 July at 16.15 local time (08.15 UTC) after a 11 day 8 hours and 42 minutes flight in a Roziere... more
Sport aviationAirplanes. "19th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships" takes off
Lausanne, Switzerland - Fifty-nine pilots from 15 Nations are competing. The biggest team is Poland with 11 units
The "19th FAI-Fédération Aéronautique Internationale-World Glider Aerobatic Championship" starts on Wednesday 20 July 2016 and will end after a 10-day competition. The competition is the highlight of... more
Sport aviationPerlan Mission II sets sail for Argentina to begin glider airplane flights aimed at edge of space
Herndon, Usa - Pilots will look for stratospheric mountain waves in Patagonia
The Perlan 2 stratospheric glider has gone to sea, departing the United States aboard a container ship on the first leg of a journey that will end in El Calafate, Argentina, by mid-August. The journey... more
Sport aviationPerlan 2 glider aircraft: mission II continues final phase of testing in US
Minden, Usa - Preparing for move to Argentina later this year to attempt world-record breaking flights
Airbus Group CEO Tom Enders on Saturday joined the all-volunteer Airbus Perlan Mission II team in the role of co-pilot on the latest test flight of the Perlan 2 glider, the world’s first engineless aircraft d... more
Sport aviationAircraft. FAI "World Air Games 2015" (December 1-12 in Dubai) -Specials
Dubai, UAE - Ten air sports are programmed
The stars of the air sports world have touched down for the "FAI World Air Games (WAG) Dubai 2015". With 854 competitors from 55 countries competing in 23 different disciplines, this year’s "WAG" is s... more
Sport aviationAircraft. "FAI World Air Games Dubai 2015"with a new gliding competition format -Specials
Lausanne, Switzerland - This particular event will take place in five days (from 4 to 9 December)
.A new format of gliding competition will be used for the very first time at the FAI (Fédération Aéronautique Internationale) "World Air Games Dubai 2015": the FAI Gliding Match Racing. Six elite pilots wi... more
Sport aviationAir sports personalities distinguished at the 2015 FAI Awards Ceremony
Lausanne, Switzerland - The event took place aboard the ship "SS Rotterdam"
The 2015 FAI Awards Ceremony celebrated the achievements of air sports men and women through the prestigious FAI Medals and Diploma, and the FAI-Breitling Awards. The event took place aboard the ship "SS... more
Sport aviationAirplanes. Airbus Perlan II glider into history
Toulouse, France - It makes successful first flight, begins journey to 2016 world record flight to 90,000 feet without an engine
"The Perlan 2 glider, the world’s first engineless aircraft designed to reach the edge of space, achieved its successful first flight yesterday in a historic moment about 5,000 feet above Roberts Field, t... more
Sport aviationFai recalls Steve Fossett, celebrating one of his most famous record, that "Happened" today
Lausanne, Switzerland - The Fédération ratified 93 of his performances from 1995 to 2007
With whom else than Steve Fossett could we open our series of world record celebrations? From 1995 to 2007, the FAI (Fédération Aéronautique Internationale) ratified 93 of his performances, which makes hi... more
Sport aviationOver the Pacific by a balloon: the records’ flyover (VIDEO)
Rome, Italy - Bradley (USA) and Tiukhtyaev (Russia): 10,696 km in 160 hours
“The Two Eagles”, that’s the name of the project, after beating the record for distance covered by a balloon, they have broken the record of time spent on travel on a balloon with 160 hours and 38 minut... more
Sport aviation"EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2014": balance at the end of event. Figures are clear...
Oshkosh, Usa - Total aircraft: more than 10,000 aircraft arrived at "Wittman Regional Airport" and other airports
Comment from EAA Chairman Jack Pelton: “It was a tremendous week on many levels. We filled Wittman Regional Airport with aircraft for the first time in several years, with both aircraft camping and p... more
Sport aviationWorld Paragliding Cup: currently Italy second
Rome, Italy - Free flight: meeting at Bassano del Grappa (Vicenza) in February
An important meeting for the free flight keen, that is the flight by paraglider and by hang-glider, will take place next February 8 at Bassano del Grappa (Vicenza) at the Alp Station conference room. Guest... more
Sport aviationBalloons. "Gordon Bennett Cup": the Italian team with "John" Aimo will participate at the competition at the end of August
Rome, Italy - The winning team will be that to perform the longest distance regardless of the time taken
Another Italian team will participate, after almost 80 years, at the gas balloon competition, the "Gordon Bennett Cup", whose its first edition was in 1906. In the past many Italian participants, almost... more
Sport aviationItaly. Acrobatics by para-glider in Friuli and 1031 km of flight on the Alps
Turin, Italy - The two events are ongoing in these days
"Acromax", the acrobatics world Cup by para-glider, under the aegis of FAI, the Italian free flight Federation and Aero Club d'Italia, takes place from July 8-14 in Gemona del Friuli (Udine). Pilots... more
Sport aviationItaly and Ploner in first place in European hang-gliding Championships
Turin, Italy - The 18th edition in Kayseri, Turkey
The Italian hang-gliding team is engaged in the 18th edition of the European championships at Kayseri (Turkey). The national group, after over half of the event, is in first place of the competition... more
Sport aviationSINERGI to partner the FAI in FAME’s venture
Lausanne, Switzerland - The primary objective of FAME is to promote air sports
The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI), the World Air Sports Federation, has announced the sale of a stake in FAME, its recently formed marketing and events company, to SINERGI Ltd, a management co... more
Sport aviation"5th AeroFest" with ultralight airplanes from all Brazil
Porto Seghuro, Brazil - The event takes place from August 9 to 12
About hundred of ultralight airplanes and over 300 pilots participate at the "5th AeroFest" in the Fly Club of Mutà, 10 km far from the center of Porto Seghuro and takes place from today August 9 to next... more
Sport aviationSkydivers chase gliders over Austria (VIDEO)
Vienna, Austria - Red Bull team speed across the sky
AVIONEWS reports the incredible images recorded by a Red Bull team while speeding across the sky over Austria. The Skydivers chased a pair of pitching gliders. All the exhibition was part of a unique... more
Sport aviationItaly. "Coloured wings" by hang-gliders and paragliders into the skies in Veneto and Liguria Regions
Turin, Italy - Next events for the free flight keen
The "Expo Trofeo Montegrappa" traditional event for paragliding and hang-gliding in Borso del Grappa (Treviso) returns. From April 7 and 8 the "Vivere il Grappa", touristic consortium and the Aero Club... more
Sport aviation"Adele Orsi" flying school. Gliders: "Italian championships 18m 2012"
Varese, Italy - They will take place next May in Calcinate del Pesce, near Varese
The competent Sport Commission also this year has assigned to the "Adele Orsi" flying school the organization of the Italian championships 2012 for the 18m class and a promotion race. The competitions... more
Sport aviation"3rd Red Bull Flugtag 2012". Also known as the most crazy and amusing "Airplanes" in the world (VIDEO)
Milan, Italy - It will take place next June 10 at Milan's seadrome. The registrations from yesterday until March 5
The spectacular aircraft competition returns in Italy for the third edition. The "3rd Red Bull Flugtag" waits all fearless 'Icaro' at seadrome of Milan Province next June 10. The seadrome, situated at... more
Sport aviationItaly. Paragliding and hang-gliders flying in Lombardy and Veneto
Turin, Italy - Events concerning competitions and rallies
Various hang gliding and paragliding events have been scheduled in Lombardy and Veneto. These rallies and competitions, effected on mid-distances considering that the climate in autumn does not allow flights... more