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The FAI would like to thank Asian Games 2018 Secretary General, Air Marshal Eris Herryanto of the Indonesian Armed Forces, for his recent visit to the federation’s Head Office in Lausanne, Switzerland.

During his meeting with FAI Secretary General Susanne Schödel, the Air Marshal expressed his appreciation of the cooperation between the FAI and the organising committee behind last year’s Asian Games in Indonesia, and said how pleased he was to see the popularity of air sports growing so quickly in Asia over recent years.

FAI Secretary General Susanne Schödel was delighted to represent the world of air sports at this year’s Sport Future Rendez-Vous, which took place on 5 June at the University of Lausanne (UNIL) in Switzerland.

Watched by a 200-strong crowd of spectators, she participated in a lively debate about the future of the Olympic Games, which was opened by International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach.

The FAI once again represented the world of air sports at this year’s Exhibition of the SportAccord World Sport and Business Summit, which was held in Australia’s Gold Coast from 7-9 May.

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 this demarcation line for the “edge of space” and variance around this as a boundary condition for recognition of “astronaut” status.