From 23-25 June, representants from FAI Members, FAI Commission Presidents and the FAI Executive Board met at the Maison du Sport International (MSI), home of the FAI, to discuss important governance ...

The 2024 FAI F4 World Championships for Scale Model Aircraft took place in Strejnic, Romania, from 10 to 17 August 2024. FAI congratulates the winners and thanks the organisers of the Championships.

FAI has unveiled the official logo for the International Day of Air Sports, a new global initiative to be celebrated annually on 14 October from 2026 onwards.Following the launch of the initiative ...

FAI has established a new Athletes Working Group, created to ensure that the perspectives, interests and welfare of athletes across all air sports are appropriately represented in the governance, ...

Three Titles Decided in Ten Tasks at Częstochowa-Rudniki The 40th FAI World Gliding Championships ran from 19 to 30 May 2026 at Częstochowa-Rudniki in southern Poland. Three classes competed — Open, ...

The test event of the 25th FAI World Hang Gliding Class 1 Championships will be held in Adradas Brazil, from August 25 to September 5, 2026. The event is organized by Henrique Frasson and Alvaro ...

At a time when missions such as Artemis are reigniting global fascination with space exploration, Europe's best space modellers will compete in Włocławek, Poland, from 14–20 August 2026 at the 2026 ...

On 12 May 1951, French pilot Jacqueline Auriol set a new female FAI world record for speed, and ignited an intense rivalry with American pilot Jacqueline Cochrane that was to last over a decade. The ...

The FAI Microlight & Paramotor Commission (CIMA) held its annual plenary meeting from 19 to 21 February 2026 at the Maison du Sport International in Lausanne, Switzerland. With 30 nations represented, ...

On 25 January 2020, Leticia Noemi Marqués of Argentina, flying the Aerocene Pacha solar balloon, achieved 32 world records in just 16 minutes. The remarkable achievement was made in Argentina’s ...

FAI announces the launch of the “International Day of Air Sports”, to be celebrated annually on 14 October from 2026 onwards. This new global initiative aims to bring together the air sports community ...

NASA astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, left, and NASA astronaut Christina Koch During this April 2026 mission, Artemis II travelled further than not only the previous official FAI Astronautic ...