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FAI
Celebrates International
Women’s Day 2026: “Give To
Gain”
For
International Women’s Day on
8 March 2026, FAI shone a
spotlight on female athletes
and aviators around the
world.
The theme for 2026 has been
“Give to Gain” and we shared
the stories of four women from
different air sports and
nationalities who are striving
to open the doors to aviation
to new pilots.
- Paramotor:
KaLeigh Biss (USA)
- Aerobatics:
Alejandra Moore Mayorga
(Spain)
- Paragliding:
Ayana Askar (Kazakhstan)
- Aeromodelling:
Melissa Law (Australia)
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FAI
launches five “Grand
Challenges” to drive
innovation in space
exploration
FAI
has launched five Miliarium
Ad Astra Grand Challenges to
recognise the next major
achievements to be made in
human space exploration and
drive innovation in
spaceflight.
At the dawn of this new era of
spaceflight, it is hoped that
these Grand Challenges,
defined by the FAI
Astronautics Commission, will
inspire the astronautics
industry to propel human space
exploration towards new
horizons and tackle the
pressing issue of orbital
debris.
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Air
Sports and Spaceflight
anniversaries for 2026
Aerial
circumnavigations, long
duration spaceflight
missions, boundary-pushing
speed records and high
altitude accomplishments: in
2026 FAI is celebrating a
spectrum of anniversaries
for air sports and space
records which evidence human
achievement in the air.
This year we celebrate
achievements by famous names
including Jacqueline Auriol
and Steve Fossett, innovative
projects such as Solar Impulse
and the Helios Unmanned Aerial
Vehicle, as well as less well
known but equally interesting
world records.
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Results: 5th
FAI Asian Paragliding Accuracy
Championships
The
5th FAI Asian Paragliding
Accuracy
Championships successfully
came to a close in Pha Tak
Suea, Nongkhai, Thailand
after a thrilling
competition.
Organised by the Royal
Aeronautic Sports Association
of Thailand together with
Nongkhai Flying Club and local
Authorities of Nongkhai
Province, close to 100 pilots
competed for titles in the
beautiful site overlooking the
Mekong river.
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story
> Full
results
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A
flight over AlUla, Kingdom
of Saudi Arabia – Site of
2027 FAI Women’s World Hot
Air Balloon Championship and
2028 FAI World Hot Air
Balloon Championship
After
four days of meetings and
discussions at the FAI
Ballooning Commission
Plenary in AlUla, delegates
had the opportunity to
experience the region from a
very different perspective:
the air. Several
participants enjoyed their
first balloon flight over
the spectacular landscapes
of AlUla in the Saudi
Arabia.
Competitor and Alternate
Delegate for Austria Elisabeth
Kindermann-Schön shares her
impressions from this
memorable flight following the
plenary.
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Thank
you for your support of Yuki
Hashimoto for The World Games
Athlete of the Year
FAI
extends heartfelt thanks to
all those who supported air
sports and Drone Racing
through their online votes
for Japanese pilot Yuki
Hashimoto for The World
Games Athlete of the Year.
The 18-year-old Drone Racing
champion gained almost 4,000
votes in the contest and the
support shown by members of
the air sports community means
a great deal to him personally
and also to his sport.
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CIAM
Flyer: The future of drone
sports in action
The
latest edition of the CIAM
Flyer features the
fast-paced team air sport of
Drone Soccer.
At
the FAI World Drone Soccer
Championships 2025 in
Shanghai, the drone pilots
showed an incredible mastery
of flight mechanics and team
communication, made all the
more impressive by the fact
that most participants were
under 18 years old.
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The
Aero Club of Switzerland
celebrates its 125th
Anniversary
In
2026, the Aero Club of
Switzerland celebrates 125
years since its foundation,
a huge milestone in the
organisation's timeline and
testament to the nation's
enduring passion for
aviation and commitment to
upholding the right for its
citizens to enjoy the
freedom of the skies.
The
organisation was officially
founded in Bern on 31 March
1901. Numerous celebratory
events reflecting the variety
of air sports practiced in
Switzerland will take place
throughout the year to mark
the anniversary.
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Confessions
of a first fime FAI General
Conference attendee
What's
it like to go to the FAI
General Conference as a
first timer?
Jonathan Perron-Clow,
Balloonist, President of the
Aero Club of Canada, and
member of the FAI Ballooning
Commission Public and Media
Relations Sub-Committee, went
to Finland last Autumn for his
first FAI General Conference
and here shares his experience
to help others get an insight
into what to expect.
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FAI
meeting with the International
Civil Aviation Organization in
Canada
In
a spirit of renewed
cooperation, FAI held
high-level discussions with
the International Civil
Aviation Organization
(ICAO) in Montreal, Canada,
marking an important step in
strengthening ties between
the two organisations.
FAI President Greg Principato
and other FAI representatives
met with ICAO Secretary
General Juan Carlos Salazar
and Pascal Luciani, Deputy
Director for Air Navigation
and Aviation Safety at the
ICAO Air Navigation Bureau.
The discussions highlighted
strong alignment between the
missions and long-term visions
of FAI and ICAO, and
identified opportunities to
collaborate more closely.
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A
portrait of Nadar: the
visionary photographer with a
passion for flight
Meet
Nadar, the maverick 19th
century Parisian, who
revolutionised photography
and was a pioneer in
aeronautical innovation for
progress, thanks to his
passion for ballooning and
aviation.
Cécilia Angot-Frémont
(Administrative and Heritage
Director of the Aeroclub de
France, Member of the French
Ballooning Federation steering
committee and Chair of the
Historical Commission of the
French Ballooning Federation)
shares an insight into his
life and achievements.
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Martin
Unsworth repeats as Canadian
Ballooning Champion in 2025
Martin
Unsworth claimed a second
victory in July 2025 in his
hometown of
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu,
Quebec at the 2025 Canadian
Hot Air Balloon
Championship.
This second victory puts him
only one behind his father
Denis who was the first
three-time champion in
Canadian history.
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Meetings
Recently
completed
> FAI
Skydiving Commission -
Riyadh, RSA (24-25 Jan)
>> Plenary
news
>> Newly
elected ISC Bureau
> FAI
Ballooning Commission,
AlUla, RSA (6-7 Feb)
>> Plenary
news
>> Summary
of meetings
> FAI
Microlight & Paramotor
Commission - Lausanne, SUI
(20-21 Feb)
> FAI
General Aviation Commission
- Luzern, SUI (26 Feb - 1
Mar)
>> Plenary
news
> FAI
Gliding Commission -
Lausanne, SUI (6-7 Mar)
> FAI
Hang Gliding &
Paragliding Commission -
Porto, POR (7-8 Mar)
Upcoming meetings
> FAI
Rotorcraft Commission -
Lausanne, SUI (20-21 Mar)
> FAI
Astronautic Record
Commission - Online (24 Mar)
> FAI
Environmental Commission -
Online (25 Mar)
> FAI
Aeromodelling Commission -
Lausanne, SUI (27-28 Mar)
> FAI
Amateur-Built &
Experimental Aircraft
Commission - Lausanne, SUI
(15 Apr)
> FAI
Education Commission -
Online (23 Apr)
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All
meetings
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Volunteer
for FAI
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than a thousand people
worldwide volunteer for FAI,
driven by a deep passion for
air sports and a relentless
commitment to developing and
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activities.
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About
FAI
FAI, the World Air
Sports Federation, is the
world governing body for air
sports and for certifying
world aviation and space
records. It was founded in
1905 and is a non-governmental
and non-profit-making
organisation recognised by the
International Olympic
Committee (IOC).
FAI activities include
Aerobatics, Aeromodelling,
Airships, Amateur-Built and
Experimental Aircraft,
Ballooning, Drones, Gliding,
Hang Gliding, Helicopters,
Manpowered Flying,
Microlights, Paragliding,
Paramotors, Power Flying,
Skydiving and all other
Aeronautic activities and
Space records.
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