Presidents
Under the current Statutes, the FAI President is elected for a maximum of three two-year terms. This page presents the history of FAI presidents since the federation was founded in 1905.
| Since 2024 | Greg PRINCIPATO (USA) |
| 2020 - 2024 | David MONKS (United Kingdom) |
| 2018 - 2020 | Robert HENDERSON (New Zealand) |
| 2016 - 2018 | Frits BRINK (Netherlands) |
| 2010 - 2016 | Dr. John GRUBBSTROM (Sweden) |
| 2004 - 2010 | Pierre PORTMANN (Switzerland) |
| 2000 - 2004 | Wolfgang WEINREICH (Germany) |
| 1994 - 2000 | Eilif J. NESS (Norway) |
| 1992 - 1994 | Dr. Hanspeter HIRZEL (Switzerland) |
| 1990 - 1992 | Olavi A. RAUTIO (Finland) |
| 1988 - 1990 | Clifton F. von KANN (USA) |
| 1986 - 1988 | Georges Alfred "Peter" LLOYD, AO, OBE (Australia) |
| 1984 - 1986 | Cenek KEPAK (Czechoslovakia) |
| 1982 - 1984 | Amos ISHAI (Israel) |
| 1980 - 1982 | Prince Antoine de LIGNE (Belgium) |
| 1978 - 1980 | Desmond Percy KELLY (Australia) |
| 1976 - 1978 | Adolph ("Pirat") GEHRIGER (Switzerland) |
| 1974 - 1976 | Col. Bernard DUPERIER (France) |
| 1972 - 1974 | André Olivier DUMAS (Canada) |
| 1970 - 1972 | Fred FORRER (Switzerland) |
| 1969 - 1970 | Prof. E. WEGELIUS (Finland) |
| 1967 - 1969 | Hofrat Josef GAISBACHER (Austria) |
| 1966 - 1967 | Vladimir K. KOKKINAKI (USSR) |
| 1964 - 1966 | Mauricio OBREGON (Colombia) |
| 1962 - 1964 | Dr. W. MURI (Switzerland) |
| 1960 - 1962 | Jacques ALLEZ (France) |
| 1958 - 1960 | Miss Jacqueline COCHRAN (USA) |
| 1956 - 1958 | Général Av. Charles SILLEVAERTS (Belgium) |
| 1954 - 1956 | Capt. K.J.G. BARTLETT (UK) |
| 1952 - 1954 | Cornelio KOLFF (Netherlands) |
| 1950 - 1952 | Baron A. de la GRANGE (France) |
| 1948 - 1950 | William R. ENYART (USA) |
| 1946 - 1948 | Lord BRABAZON of TARA (UK) |
| 1942 - 1946 | Godfrey L. CABOT (USA) |
| 1930 - 1941 | Prince Georges Valentin BIBESCO (Romania) |
| 1925 - 1930 | Comte Henri de la VAULX (France) |
| 1905 - 1925 | Prince Roland BONAPARTE (France) |
