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Awards
13 May 2025

A labour of love: French pilot awarded FAI Diploma for his handbuilt Hatz biplane

Records & Achievements
09 Mar 2025

10th anniversary of the start of Solar Impulse’s historic solar-powered round-the-world flight

Awards
22 Jul 2024

A soaring legacy: Benvenutas Ivanauskas honoured with the 2024 Phoenix Diploma

Records & Achievements
18 May 2021

Pénaud’s 'Planophore' took off 150 years ago

Records & Achievements
23 Jun 2021

5 year anniversary of Solar Impulse 2 Atlantic crossing

Awards
23 Dec 2020

Smartflyer aircraft awarded the InnoPrix SoBa 2020

Events
16 Sep 2020

Impressive show of electric aviation at Electrifly-in

Records & Achievements
08 Jul 2020

Ten years ago, Borschberg flew up to 9235m onboard Solar Impulse

Commissions
04 Dec 2019

Fans and aircraft from all over Europe join the Electric Fly-In

Events
21 Jun 2019

H55’s zero-emission electric plane takes flight in Switzerland

Records & Achievements
24 Sep 2018

Five years since Alexis Reichert broke the human-powered rotorcraft world record for women

Other events
29 Sep 2017

The future is electric

Commissions
20 Feb 2015

15th World Para Ski Championships - Day 4

Records & Achievements
27 Mar 2015

Solar Impulse to Leave Myanmar on Sunday 29th UTC

Records & Achievements
23 Aug 2017

Unique Unmanned Plane Sets Duration World Record

Events
08 Aug 2017

FAI CIACA goes ahead with smartflyerchallenge

Events
03 May 2010

Public Construction of an Amateur-Built Aircraft at the World Air Games 2009

Events
01 Jun 2012

CIACA Experts and Solar Impulse

Commissions
12 Jun 2012

Main decisions taken at the FAI Amateur-Built and Experimental Aircraft Commission 2012 Annual Meeting

Commissions
25 Apr 2013

Main decisions taken at the 2013 CIACA Annual Meeting

Records & Achievements
10 Apr 2014

Solar Impulse 2 to fly around the world without fuel

Commissions
17 Apr 2014

Main decisions taken at the 2014 CIACA Annual Meeting

Commissions
30 Sep 2014

WISC project

Records & Achievements
09 Mar 2015

Around the World in a Solar Airplane - Solar Impulse 2 Took-Off This Morning From Abu Dhabi

Records & Achievements
26 Nov 2015

Pilots Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg Receive FAI Record Diplomas at Solar Impulse Film Premiere

Events
30 Nov 2015

Lift off for the 2015 World Air Games!

Events
04 Dec 2015

An unforgettable start to the FAI World Air Games

Events
07 Dec 2015

Build it, and it will fly

Events
12 Dec 2015

Flying high: final FAI World Air Games medals awarded

Events
25 Jan 2016

USA Tops the Final Medal Table of the FAI World Air Games

Records & Achievements
21 Apr 2016

Solar Impulse 2 took off to continue world circumnavigation and breaking records!

Records & Achievements
26 Apr 2016

Solar Impulse 2 crossed the Pacific Ocean !

Records & Achievements
03 May 2016

Solar Impulse 2 lands in Phoenix!

Records & Achievements
12 May 2016

12 May 2011: First Human-Powered Rotorcraft Record Celebrates 5 Years Anniversary!

Records & Achievements
12 May 2016

Solar Impulse 2 takes off – direction of Tulsa, Oklahoma

Records & Achievements
13 May 2016

Solar Impulse 2 touches down in the Heart of the United States

Records & Achievements
22 May 2016

Solar Brothers meet the Wright Brothers in Dayton, Ohio

Records & Achievements
26 May 2016

Solar Impulse 2 completes short hop to Pennsylvania

Commissions
10 Jun 2016

FAI Amateur-Built Aircraft Commission 2016 Annual Meeting – Main Decisions and Discussions

Records & Achievements
20 Jun 2016

Real-life ‘Daedalus’ unveils plaque to historic human-powered flight

Records & Achievements
20 Jun 2016

Bertrand Piccard is on his way back to Europe!

Events
04 Dec 2014

Executive Board and Liaison Officers in Dubai to Discuss the FAI World Air Games

Commissions
03 Nov 2010

Interview with Hans Gutmann, new President of the General Aviation Commission

FAI
31 Aug 2011

Jean-Marc Badan appointed new FAI Secretary General

Events
27 Feb 2013

Icarus Cup 2013: First ever Human-Powered Aircraft Competition to be sanctioned by FAI

FAI
22 Apr 2013

New 2012 FAI Annual Report just out!

Records & Achievements
11 Jul 2016

Solar Impulse 2 on penultimate journey to Egypt!

Records & Achievements
13 Jul 2016

Solar Impulse 2 closes in on Circumnavigation with Cairo Arrival!

Records & Achievements
07 Dec 2016

Electric-flight record heralds new era of aviation

Records & Achievements
21 Jan 2017

On This Day in History: Female-Powered Flight Took Off

Records & Achievements
23 Jun 2016

On this day: First anniversary of Solar Impulse 2’s historic three-day solar-powered flight across the Atlantic

FAI
06 Sep 2013

FAI Secretary General Badan to step down from his position - Search for his replacement underway

Records & Achievements
23 Sep 2013

Centenary of first flight across Mediterranean Sea by Roland Garros

FAI
17 Jan 2014

FAI names Susanne Schödel as new Secretary General

Environment
18 Feb 2014

Green airsports honoured with new environmental award

FAI
02 Apr 2014

2013 FAI Annual Report available now!

Events
05 Jun 2014

FAI World Air Games 2015 to be Staged in Dubai

FAI
24 Jun 2014

Get the Bug for Air Sports with the new FAI Video

Awards
17 Oct 2014

Winners of the 2014 FAI Awards and FAI-Breitling Award Announced

Events
09 Mar 2015

FAI World Air Games Dubai 2015 Roll Out New Logo

Events
09 Mar 2015

Sports and Disciplines Selected for the FAI World Air Games Dubai 2015 Revealed

Events
04 May 2015

A Series of Fruitful Meetings Ahead of the FAI World Air Games Dubai 2015

Events
15 Jul 2015

Event Website for the FAI World Air Games Dubai 2015 Now Up and Running

Events
21 Dec 2015

FAI World Air Games Dubai 2015

Commissions
28 Apr 2016

2015 FAI Annual Report released

Records & Achievements
23 Jun 2016

Bertrand Piccard’s New York - Seville Flight: Performance Notifications Received by FAI

Records & Achievements
26 Jul 2016

Done! Solar Impulse 2 completes First Round-The-World Solar Flight and writes Aviation History!

Amateur-Built & Experimental Aircraft

The aim of FAI Amateur-Built Aircraft Commission (CIACA) is the promotion of design, construction and operation of amateur and home built aircraft, and the restoration of vintage aircraft.