The timing of the conference was crucial to future developments: on 1 January 2027 the new WADA Code enter s into force, thus requiring all WADA Signatories, including the FAI, to update their ...

On this day in 1932, pioneering pilot Amelia Earhart touched down in Londonderry, Northern Ireland after a 15-hour transatlantic flight that started in Newfoundland, off the coast of Canada.

Imagine trekking through the skies on a thrilling treasure hunt where your team-mate, your wits, your map, and your compass are all you can rely on, to track down your targets... Beyond simple leisure ...

With a warm welcome from Henri Lemoine, Mayor of the nearby city of Pont-à-Mousson, and a greeting from Christian Santini, President of the hosting organisation FFPLUM, the 12th FAI World Paramotor ...

The CIAM Legends Medal has been introduced to honour the remarkable pilots who have won the title of FAI World Champion in any Aeromodelling or Spacemodelling Competition at least three times. Public ...

After an intense contest held deep within the unique atmosphere of the Slănic Prahova underground salt mine, the Romanian home team triumphed at the FAI F1D European Championship ...

On 2 August 1911 the Aero Club of America granted an FAI pilot’s licence to the adventure-loving journalist and screenwriter Harriet Quimby. It was the first licence to be awarded to an American ...

The Karman line is the 100km altitude used by FAI and many other organisations to mark the “boundary” of space. In the last few years there have been many scientific and technical discussions around ...

Communication Sports Aeromodelling Amateur-Built and Experimental Aircraft Ballooning Drones General Aviation Gliding Hang Gliding Microlights and Paramotors Paragliding Power and Glider Aerobatics ...

On 15 June 1921, the FAI granted a black female aviator named Bessie Coleman her pilot’s licence. Coleman - the tenth of thirteen children born in Waxahachie, Texas to a family with African American ...

Remarkable in its simplicity, Alan Eustace’s high altitude parachute jump on 24 October 2014 saw the 57-year-old float up, suspended below a gigantic helium balloon, to the outer edge of the ...