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Sport aviationFestival of ultralight aircraft on October in Brazil
Porto Seguro, Brazil - "Scuola Sky Dream" and "Resort La Torre" organize the 4th Aerofest in Porto Seguro
We receive by "Midia Mutà" and publish "The Sky Dream pilots' school and the 'Resort La Torre', to remember the aviator's day and the first flight by 14-BIS of Santos Dumont, organize the 4th Aerofest... more
Sport aviationHang-gliding: Italy and Ploner still Word champions
Turin, Italy - Following the winning of 2009
After those of 2009, yet the South Tyrolean Alex Ploner and the Italian national team won world titles in hang gliding, exceeding 146 pilots from 35 Countries. The silver medal is for Christian Blind,... more
Sport aviationEverything is ready in Umbria region for Italian championship of paragliding
Perugia, Italy - World hand-gliding championship still in the same region
Together with world hand-gliding still underway in the little town of Sigillo (Perugia), Umbria is ever to the fore for free flight with Italian paragliding championship, set up by "Ali Subasio" Club. The... more
Sport aviationOfficial opening of hang-gliding world championship in Umbria (Italy)
Perugia, Italy - A "Live Traking" to each pilot
In Sigillo, near Perugia (Umbria region in Central Italy, has been officially opened the 18th edition of the championships of the world hang-gliding, means as simple as appreciated by fans because it allows... more
Sport aviationWorld Paragliding Championship: silver to the Italian Donini. Pending on the hang gliding's one in Sigillo, near Perugia
Turin, Italy - The World Hang gliding start in Umbria
The silver medal to the Italian Luca Donini (from Molveno, Trento) is the plunder that the Italians obtained by the world paragliding championship in Piedrahita, in Spain. The championship had to end... more
Sport aviationParagliding: Italy champion of Europe conquering the world
Turin, Italy - The championship will be held from 5 to 16 July closed to Madrid
"It departs from Italy the paragliding national team headed to the world championships scheduled from July 5 to 16 in Piedrahita, at about 200 km from Madrid. The place hosting the event is a plateau... more
Sport aviationOman Air sponsored the "Aviation Pioneer" Dave Sykes' adventure by a disable
Milan, Italy - Paraplegic pilot in flight from UK to Australia by a microlight in a month
"Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, has sponsored the England-to-Australia flight undertaken by disabled microlight pilot Dave Sykes. Dave left York, England, on 28th April in... more
Sport aviationItalian 2011 hang-gliding championship in June at Feltre, near Belluno
Turin, Italy - From June 5-12 expected also pilots of the national team, and world and European championships
From 5 to 12 June Feltre town (near Belluno) will host the Italian championship of hang-gliding, organized by the "Para and Delta Club" Association of Feltre. The competition is also valid for the award... more
Sport aviationItaly: on the Lake Maggiore 80 hang-gliders ready to go after the undertakes in Veneto
Turin, Italy - The list of the pilots participating come to eighty, with a strong presence of foreign
According to the provisional list of entries, will be great success for the 25th edition of the "Trofeo Albrizio", scheduled for 7-8 May in Laveno Mombello (Varese). In fact, the list of glider pilots... more
Sport aviationEaster in flight for paragliding and hang-gliding in the Italian city of Borso del Grappa (Treviso)
Turin, Italy - Two events: one in April, the other in July in the Italian Umbria Region
The 10th international edition of the "Trophy and exhibition of Montegrappa" is ready to welcome, from 21 to 25 April, the best para-glider and hang-glider pilots in the world, in the first Spring appointment,... more
Sport aviationRestarting all over Italy the hang-gliding and paragliding flight season
Turin, Italy - Starting from March 17th, in the anniversary of the Unification of Italy
It will be in the anniversary of the Unification of Italy, March 17th, the "Memorial Pupo", an event for for the free flight in hang glider and paraglider organized by Club ParaNormAli of Norma (Latina).... more
Sport aviationFAI: the 13th FAI IPC Para Ski World Championships
Losanne, Switzerland - They will take place in Austrian ski resort of Gosau in the upper Tyrol, from February 28 to March 5
The Austrian ski resort of Gosau in the upper Tyrol is counting down the days until it is descended on by the "13th FAI IPC Para Ski World Championships" (February 28 to March 5). Descended on in more... more
Sport aviationThe successes of the disciplines of hang-gliding and paragliding in 2010, and the challenges of 2011
Turin, Italy - Italian pilots confirmed at the height, at an international level, in the two specialities
Another good year for the world of the free flight in hang-glider and para-glider: Italian pilots confirmed themselves at the height in the two specialties at an international level. 2010 closes with... more
Sport aviation"Gordon Bennett 2010": two more balloons landed, searching on the third one
Bristol, UK - Currently no news on its crew; search operations started by boat and helicopter
The remaining three balloons with 80 hours in the air, GER1, GBR3 and USA2, have followed different strategies. Two more teams, GBR3 (David Hempleman-Adams & Simon Carey) and GER1 (Wilhelm Eimers &... more
Sport aviationBalloons: "Bennett Coupe": other three ones on the Italian skies
Lausanne, Switzerland - Swiss and French teams landed
The Swiss team SWI 2 of Kurt Frieden & Pascal Witpraechtiger appear to have landed in the far east of Romania, near Black Sea. The distance of 2435km is extremely impressive from the point of start,... more
Sport aviationItaly and Manfred Ruhmer (Austria) win the pre-world hang-gliding championship
Perugia, Italy - 144 pilots have been engaged for a week in Umbria
The pre-world hang-gliding championship ended with the Italian victory, already world and European champion. 144 pilots have been engaged for a week in Umbria at Sigillo's site, near Perugia. The event... more
Sport aviationHang-Gliding: good score for Italian team at pre-World Cup in Sigillo in Umbria
Perugia, Italy - More than 140 pilots representing 39 Nations
Another great day of free flight hang-gliding on Mount Cucco in Sigillo (Perugia, Umbria), which was held yesterday in the second run of pre-world championships, players more than 140 pilots representing... more
Sport aviationHang-gliding pre-world championships started in Umbria
Turin, Italy - Until next Sunday
Spectacle in the sky of Sigillo (Perugia) thanks to the hang-gliding pilots, busy until August 8th with the pre-world championship, introductory to the World Championship which will be held in the same... more
Sport aviationHang-gliding: Italy, the European champion
Turin, Italy - 22 Nations present and overall 91 pilots
Italy, already world hang-gliding champion, wins the European title in nine competitions into the Ager's skies (Spain), village situated in the North of Noguera region. 22 Nations present for overall... more
Sport aviationHang-glider: at Monte Cucco the pre-world championships, preparatory to the 2011 World Championships
Turin, Italy - World Cup between Campania and Molise Regions
From July 30 to August 8 at Monte Cucco (Sigillo, Perugia), Italy will organize a hang-gliding pre-world championships, a preparatory event to the World Championships, that will take place in 2011, in... more
Sport aviationGliders: World Cup suspended for Thursday's fatal accident
Bratislava, Slovakia - One-day stop to all competitions to honor the Russian pilot Alexander Martynov
A series of incidents, including a mid-air collision, one deadly Thursday which led to the death the Russian champion Alexander Martynov, has marred the 2010 edition of "Gliding World Championship", being... more
Sport aviationAVIONEWS preview: a new Italian decree fixes the new rules for the VDS
Rome, Italy - The present regulation rules the leisure and sport flight
(objective and scope) 1. The present regulation establishes a set of rules concerning about sport and leisure flight, below defined as VDS, and it applies for all the aircraft VDS defined by the law... more
Sport aviationOpened bidding for parachuting mondial 2012
Losanne, Switzerland - FAI: final offers must be sent by 30 June 2010
The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale, FAI - The World Air Sports Federation, announced today that bidding has opened to host the FAI Parachuting Mondial in 2012. The week-long World Championships ar... more
Sport aviationBalloon overflies Aconcàgua at 9000m
Buenos Aires, Argentina - Took off from Chile, after five hours of flight it has landed in Argentina
An extraordinary initiative reported by Chilean and Argentinian press. A special performance because made by balloon, the "Lighter than air" practically ungovernable except for use of a burner. And uncommon... more
Sport aviationFIVL: 2010 events for hang-gliders and para-gliders
Turin, Italy - Italy is an international leader for won titles
"Busy times are coming for hang-glider and para-glider free flight both for management and to maintain our pilots' international leadership. Italy is an international leader for the many titles won,... more
Sport aviationItalian FIVU: the sixth annual meeting of the European Microlight Federation in Bremen last October 24 and 25
Perugia, Italy - The next in Dublin in 2010
“The sixth annual meeting of the European Microlight Federation – Emf – was held in Bremen (Germany) on the 24th and 25th October. Present delegates from Spain, Sweden, Norway, Germany (DULV), Germa... more
Sport aviationItalian FIVL: "Adrenalina 2009" next Saturday and Sunday on lake Garda
Turin, Italy - It's an event of aerobatic by paraglider
"'Adrenalina 2009', the show of acrobatics by paraglider in Malcesine (Verona) on lake Garda, returns, as every year, next Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 October, organized by Paragliding Club Malcesine. It's... more
Sport aviationItalian FIVL. Paragliding: Italy, France, Japan on the top of the PWC 2009
Turin, Italy - The final phase ended near Rieti
"The final phase of PWC (Paragliding World Cup) 2009 ended in Poggio Bustone (Rieti), with the participation of 129 pilots coming from 24 Nations, included a team of 16 women. The previous stop were... more
Sport aviationBalloon: "Ferrara Balloons Festival" from September 18-27
Ferrara, Italy - Ten days dedicated to the aerostatics
"Ferrara Balloons Festival" returns from 18 to 27 September, 2009. Ten days dedicated to the balloons, with sport and music events, showcase. The initiative promoted by Ferrara's Province and local... more
Sport aviationBalloon: French Leys and Rolland win the "53rd Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett"
Geneva, Switzerland - The official prizing ceremony will take place next Saturday
"At 12:00 today the '53rd Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett', the famous international FAI (Fédération Aéronautique Internationale), aeronautical gas balloon race named after the US Media tycoon James Gor... more
Sport aviationBalloon. FAI: "53rd Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett"
Geneva, Switzerland - That this year sees the participation of 16 gas-balloon teams from 8 Nations
The “53rd Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett”, the famous international FAI (Fédération Aéronautique Internationale) aeronautical race, was launched Saturday evening from the Vessy Sports Center in Gene... more
Sport aviationItalian FIVL. Paragliding: World Cup in September near Rieti
Turin, Italy - With stop in Onna, the small village that the recent earthquake in Abruzzo has sadly unveiled
"The PWC final will take place in Poggio Bustone (Rieti) from September 1-12 with 130 best pilots of the 26 Nations that have participated to the previous breaks in Brazil, Korea, Turkey, France and Croatia.... more
Sport aviationAlessandro Ploner is the new Italian hang-gliding champion
Parma, Italy - After winning the World championship in France
After winning the World championship in France one month ago (see AVIONEWS), 33-year-old Alessandro Ploner is the new Italian hang-gliding champion, title achieved at the championship held in Tizzano and... more
Sport aviationICON Aircraft receives new investment capital to complete the tests on A-5
Los Angeles, Usa - Sales of the amphibious sport plane remain strong
"ICON Aircraft announced that it successfully closed another round of equity financing in June. The new round of investment capital is intended to take ICON through the completion of its ongoing engineering... more
Sport aviationHang-gliding World Championships, two titles for Italy
Turin, Italy - Italian FIVL: next event is fixed for Summer 2011
"The Italian world hang-gliding champion is Alex Ploner, 33, from San Cassiano (Bolzano) before Jonny Durand (Australia) and Thomas Weissenberger (Austria). Christian Ciech from Trento, Elio Cataldi from... more
Sport aviationFIVL: Italy on the top during the hang-gliding World Championships
Turin, Italy - Coppa delle Regioni in Veneto
"The hang-gliding World Championship has begun in Laragne-Montéglin (France), with 122 pilots coming from 32 Nations of five continents. A great participation during the parade in this little town of... more
Sport aviationA competition for ULM seaplanes in Montecarlo in 2013
Lecce, Italy - Italian proposal for the 100th edition of "Coppa Schneider"
"The initiative has been announced by Idroclub 'Capo Leuca' on the occasion of the '6th Coppa aviazione marittima' in Puglia. Project with Legambiente for the surveillance of the local coastal parks... more
Sport aviationItalian FIVL. Paragliding: the sport activity continues, after "World Air Games"
Turin, Italy - And now the "Paragliding World Cup"
"Pierandrea Patrucco, from Piedmont and Marco Zonca, from Friuli, have taken off in the last days from Montecarlo with the intention to accomplish a bivouacking flight by paragliding of 1111 km along the... more
Sport aviation"WAG 2009": world speed record for electrical aircraft
Turin, Italy - The airplane, a Sky Spark, piloted by Maurizio Cheli, has touched 250km/h
On June 12, 2009 is one of the dates that will remain in the history: the cosmonaut Maurizio Cheli has fixed the world speed record for the ultralight aircraft category powered by electrical thrust touching... more
Sport aviationThe Gran Gala Air Show of the "World Air Games"
Turin, Italy - After eight days of intense competitions
The Great Gala Air Show celebrated the closing of the "World Air Games" on Turin-Aeritalia's airport in Collegno, after eight days of competitions. The opening is assigned to the Italian Acrobatic Group... more
Sport aviationAll medals of the "World Air Games 2009"
Turin, Italy - Divided by category
The "World Air Games 2009" in Turin ended in a sunny day. For all day, the numerous people present on airfield in Turin-Aeritalia in Collegno, has seen the spectacular finals, and then prize-giving... more
Sport aviationTwinning between "World Air Games 2009" and Hautes Alpes
Turin, Italy - The French Department has four airports
The Hautes-Alpes French Department's President, Jean Yves Dusserre, is today in Turin, guest of the "WAG" Organizating Committee, received by WAG's leadership during a press-conference took place this... more
Sport aviation"World Air Games 2009": great spectacular in Avigliana for the paragliding competitions
Turin, Italy - The competitions of all three categories took place
A great show on Avigliana lake where yesterday the competitions of all three categories at "WAG" for paragliding discipline took place. Numerous people have seen along the lakeside in a sunny day to... more
Sport aviation"WAG 2009": many categories won by Italian athletes
Turin, Italy - Yesterday an intense day of competitions
Another intense day for "World Air Games" where in many categories have won the Italian athletes. We see in details the lists. Mondovì, balloon: the Italian Igor Charbonnier the first, then British... more
Sport aviation"WAG 2009": yesterday the third day of competitions
Turin, Italy - With a sunny day
The third day of competitions of "World Air Games" in Turin 2009 has been accompanied with a sunny day. We start from the airfield in Collegno with the test by ultralights engaged in the "Pylon Race"... more
Sport aviation"WAG 2009": the competitions' results of yesterday speak different languages
Turin, Italy - Gliders, paragliding, balloons, microlights, helicopters and acrobatics on the top
An intense activity of competitions at "World Air Games" in Turin 2009 (from June 6 to 14), during its second day, in spite of bad weather. In the acrobatics category by gliders, a Czech victory by... more
Sport aviationAVIONEWS at the inaugural ceremony of "WAG 2009"
Turin, Italy - It took place last Saturday in Turin
The inaugural ceremony of the "World Air Games 2009" took place last Saturday, on June 6, in Piazza San Carlo. A flock of falcons and eagles circled in the square's sky, while 20 parachuters glide around... more
Sport aviationIcon Aircraft successfully completed water testing for the Icon A-5
Los Angeles, Usa - Deliveries are scheduled to begin in late 2010
"ICON Aircraft, an early stage Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) manufacturer (www.iconaircraft.com), officially completed a series of rigorous hydrostatic and hydrodynamic tests on the ICON A-5 Amphibious Sport... more
Sport aviationItalian FIVL about "WAG 2009": contests near Cuneo, Trento and Bergamo
Turin, Italy - Waiting for the main event starting next Saturday
The opening of "World Air Games" is getting close and hang-gliders and para-gliders will be present together with other air disciplines: aerobatics, model aircraft, hot hair balloons, ultralight flight,... more
Sport aviation"World Air Games 2009" (2): the event in details
Turin, Italy - And the initiatives around it
The "WAG Turin 2009" in details: five sites for competition, whose base will be the Turin-Aeritalia's airport in Collegno, Mondovì, Avigliana and the "Palaruffini" in Turin. 700 between athletes and official... more