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| 11 February 2016 |
| Aviation and Space Anniversaries to Celebrate in 2016 |  | FAI will continue to celebrate aviation and space anniversaries in 2016, with various publications and posts in the social media.
Beside the achievements or world records of famous pioneers and personalities such as Steve Fossett, Otto Lilienthal and Alberto Santos-Dumont will also feature extraordinary performances by less known – but nevertheless fascinating – sportsmen and women.
FAI’s oldest competition, the Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett long-distance gas balloon race, will turn 110 this year.
>>> See the list of records and performances |  |
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| Launch of the New FAI World Air Games Website |  | The FAI has unveiled www.worldairgames.aero, the brand new website for its flagship event, the FAI World Air Games. It is meant to gather in one place all the information and news about the latest and future editions of the Games.
It includes useful content about the last Games that took place in Dubai from 1 to 12 December 2015, such as the results, news, descriptions of the events, press releases and more.
>>> Visit www.worldairgames.aero | |
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| Bidding Process for the Next FAI World Air Games Open |  | | The bidding process for the next edition of the FAI World Air Games is now officially open.
Any FAI Members, cities, regions, event organisers or commercial bodies willing to bid to host the next FAI World Air Games are invited to contact the FAI Head Office at info@worldairgames.org.
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| Red Bull Air Race Returns to the Record-Setting Crowds of Chiba, Japan |  | Motorsport fans who couldn’t get enough of the Red Bull Air Race when it made its debut in Chiba, Japan last year will get another chance to see the action, as the World Championship series returns on 4/5 June, 2016.
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| FAI Sailplane Grand Prix 8th series | | The FAI Sailplane Grand Prix (SGP) team are ready to accept bids for the 8th series of National SGP events, as well as bids for the 8th World SGP final.
All relevant information can be found at here.
The 8th series SGP National events will take place between 1 November 2016 and the end of September 2017.
The 8th SGP Final will take place between 1 November 2017 and 31 May 2018.
For any further information please contact director@sgp.aero | |
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| FAI World Air Games Dubai Organisers Visit the FAI Head Office |  | |
The FAI Executive Board and the organisers of the FAI World Air Games Dubai 2015, including Event Director H.E. Youssif Al Hammadi, held a joint meeting on 30 January at the FAI Head Quarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, following the success of the Federation's flagship event in December. >>> Read more | |
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| FAI Is Recruiting a Marketing Director | | In the course of a revised FAI Sports and Branding Strategy the FAI Head Office will be partially reorganized. The responsibilities for Sports and Marketing will be split into “Sports and Events” and “Marketing”. FAI is now recruiting a person for the area “Marketing”.
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About the FAI
The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI), the World Air Sports Federation, is the world governing body for air sports and for certifying world aviation and space records. The FAI was found in 1905 and is a non-governmental and non-profit-making organisation recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
FAI activities include Balloons and Airships, Power Flying, Gliding, Helicopter flight, Parachuting, Aeromodelling, Aerobatics, Hang Gliding, Microlight and Paramotor Flying, Amateur-Built and Experimental Aircraft, Manpowered Flying, Paragliding and all other Aeronautic and Astronautic sporting activities. |
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