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.

The European Skydiving Symposium (ESS), Europe’s largest skydiving safety conference, is set to take place from 25-27 February, 2026 in Seville, Spain, at the Ilunion Alcora Hotel.What is ESS?ESS ...

By CIAM President Antonis PapadopoulosThe Bureau of the FAI Aeromodelling Commission (CIAM) met in Lausanne, Switzerland this past weekend to review the 2025 activity plan, assess current developments ...

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 ...

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 ...

Paragliders take us into a world driven not by the laws of man, but by the laws of nature. They have evolved significantly since their early parachuting days back in 1985. Early gliders had a glide ...

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 ...

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 ...

After 10 races in mixed weather conditions races at the 39th FAI World Gliding Championships in Tábor, Czechia, new World Champions have beed declared in 15m, Club and Standard classes. Łukasz ...

Upon his untimely death aged just 56, Felix Baumgarter from Austria has joined the long list of visionary pilots, astronauts, athletes and aviators who possessed the courage to push the limits of ...