On 18 March 1965, during the Voskhod 2 mission, Alexei Leonov exited his spacecraft (tethered by a long cord) to experience floating in space, thus making the history books for the first ever ...

The first-ever FAI World Paragliding Hike and Fly Championship will take place in Panticosa, Spain, from June 6 to June 13, 2027. The event is supported by the Royal Spanish Aeronautical Federation, ...

Following the resignation of the US organizer, the CIVL Bureau has accepted a bid from Castelo, Brazil, to host the 7th FAI Pan-American Paragliding Championships. The event will take place from March ...

The CIVL Bureau has approved the bid for the 22nd FAI European Hang Gliding Class 1 Championship, which will be held in Gemona del Friuli, Italy. Following the cancellation of the event previously ...

Elections for the CIVL Bureau and Committee chairs were held at the 2025 CIVL Plenary. Bill Hughes (USA), standing for ...

After seven consecutive racing days at the 20m 2 Seat & Club Class Nationals in Temora, Australia, Sophie Curio was crowned ...

Congratulations to Joe Wurts of New Zealand, and junior competitor John Bradley of USA, whose outstanding performances in the ...

German glider pilot Stefan Langer has been named FAI Gliding Commission (IGC) Champion Pilot of the Year 2024 and winner of the World Soaring Cup. The announcement was made at the IGC Plenary meeting ...

FAI F5J World Championships for Electric Powered Thermal Duration Gliders is now in its fourth day of competition in Córdoba, ...

Each year for International Women's Day, FAI shines the spotlight on women in air sports. For 2025, we met with French ...

The Aero Club of India is hosting the FAI Ballooning Commission (CIA) Plenary and Sub-Committee (SC) meetings in New Delhi ...

FAI celebrates today the 10th anniversary of the start of Solar Impulse’s historic round-the-world flight, the first-ever ...