17 Mar 2011
Approximately 50 delegates from various FAI Member countries attended the 2011 FAI Ballooning Commission meeting last week-end (A detailed summary of this meeting will be published soon). The meeting was held on the 7th floor of the Aviation Building, downtown Tokyo, just when the earthquake struck...
27 Jul 2011
The Echternach city will host from July 27th to 31st the 2011 LUXGSM - World Balloon Trophy sponsorized by Shell Gas (LPG). 31 pilots from Switzerland , Belgium, Spain, Luxembourg , Denmark, France ,Germany, Czek Republic, Lithuania, UK and Netherlands are going to compete in the 2011 LUXGSM -...
23 Jul 2011
The first flight took place in the afternoon of 28th with JDG and HWZ at the 2011 LUXGSM - World Balloon Trophy. The ANG was also expected to be flown but it was cancelled as the pilots had to wait a long time for the unstable atmosphere to disappear from the flight area. The results for these...
02 Sep 2011
The launch of the 55th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett will take place in Gap-Tallard in the Hautes Alpes on September 10th or 11th 2011. 105 years after the first race which took off from the Tuileries Gardens in front of 100 000 spectators, Gap-Tallard will, for the first time ever, host the...
16 Sep 2011
The 17th FAI European Hot air Balloon Championship will take place in Lleida, from September 15th to September 23rd 2011. 83 pilots from all European Countries are going to compete in the 17th FAI European Hot air Balloon Championship. The Official list includes 8 Scorer, 7 Target team chief, 16...
30 Mar 2012
The 2012 Annual Meeting of the FAI Ballooning Commission (CIA) was held on 23 and 24 March 2012 in Birstonas, Lithuania. Here are the main decisions that have been taken during the meeting: Future competitions The organisation of the following competitions has been awarded: 2012 1st FAI Junior...
