The 2023 inductees into the FAI CIA International Balloon & Airship Hall of Fame have been announced as Dewey Reinhard of the United States of America and Phillip Dunnington of the United Kingdom. The Balloon Museum and FAI Ballooning Commission extend their congratulations to the honorees and their families on being brought into this exclusive cadre of distinguished aeronauts.
Sunday 2 April, at the headquarters of the Real Aeroclub de España in Cuatro Vientos, two of the most prestigious medals in sports aviation were awarded: the FAI Silver Medal and the Spanish Olympic Committee Medal. The ceremony, which took place during the monthly exhibition of the Infante de Orleans Foundation, was attended by leaders from the aviation and sporting world, including D. Alejandro Blanco Bravo, President of the Spanish Olympic Committee (COE) and D.
Floating above the earth in a hot air balloon, Marie Mateos encoutered two things that would change the course of her life forever: a paramotor, and her future husband. Marie has always enjoyed the challenge of competition, so after it was only natural that after learning to fly a paramotor, she would work as hard as she could to take home a trophy. Since her initial championships she has continued to hone her skills to build up an impressive number of titles.
In 2022, France entered pilots into the 21st FAI European Championships in Lithuania, the 37th FAI World Championships in Hungary, The 12th FAI Junior World Championships in the Czech Republic and the 11th FAI Women's World Championships in Great Britain. In the Women’s world gliding competitions in 2022, the French team took a silver, topping this with a team cup gold at the World Championships.
Swiss aeromodeller Andreas Lüthi took a gold medal at the 2022 FAI F4 World Championships For Scale Model Aircraft in Norway with his Bücker Jungmann 1.131E in the F4C category. In this interview he reveals his journey in aeromodelling and shares his thoughts on attracting the next generation to the sport.
