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28 Jun 2023

Benjamin Eimers, recipient of the 2022 FAI Montgolfier Diploma for Best Performance in Gas Ballooning

Awards

20 Apr 2023

"Honoured and grateful" 2023 CIAM Scholarship winner, Yuval Sarig (ISR)

2023 FAI Ballooning Hall of Fame Inductees Announced

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.

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Álvaro de Orleans-Borbón and Spain’s National Aerobatic Team awarded for their career and sporting merits

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.