13th FAI World Paragliding Accuracy Championships have launched in Alanya-Antalya, Turkey. The event will be held from Oct 9 to Oct 19, 2025. It is organized by Alanya Air Sports Club & Ulu Sky ...

FAI World Hang Gliding Class 2 and 5 In 1976, the 2 Classes are "Standard" (that will evolve in Class 1) and "Grand Allongement" (High Aspect Ratio, that will evolve in Class 2). From 1979 to 1999, ...

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 ...

It is exactly 30 years since Kanellos Kanellopoulos, a Greek cyclist who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, functioned as human engine for the 1988 MIT Deadalus project, completing a ...

(Header image by Shengyu Wang of China, whose dynamic interpretation of the theme gained a third place in the senior category) Winning artists in the 2025 Young Artists Contest splashed colour and ...

Congratulations to Joe Wurts of New Zealand, and junior competitor John Bradley of USA, whose outstanding performances in the final rounds have rewarded them with gold medals and world champion titles ...

The much-anticipated 2024 FAI World Drone Racing Championship is set to make an exciting return to China. This thrilling event is scheduled to take place in Hangzhou, over four days spanning from ...

FAI is proud to announce that the first ever FAI World Drone Soccer Championships (WDSC) will take place in Shanghai, China, from 15 to 18 November 2025.

Jacqueline Cochran was already a highly decorated pilot with numerous speed records to her name when she slid into the cockpit on 18 May 1953 ready for another record attempt. The aircraft was a ...

The 19th FAI World Paragliding Championships have successfully finished in Castelo, Brazil. 129 pilots from 52 nations participated in the event. The event took place from 31 August to 12 September ...

“What a fantastic debut for this sport. The level of skill, teamwork, and sheer excitement we witnessed over these three days was remarkable. My warmest congratulations to all the teams, and ...

One hundred and ten years ago today, on 8 March 1910, Frenchwoman Elise Deroche, aka Baroness Raymonde de Laroche, became the first woman pilot in the world to earn an airplane pilot licence. The Aero ...