FAI Hang Gliding and Paragliding Commission (CIVL)

A Companion of Honour of the FAI may be appointed for life by the General Conference or by the President of FAI subject to ratification by the General Conference.

Procedures for appointment of Companions of Honour and privileges accorded to them are set forth in the 

List of FAI Companions of Honour

as of October 2015

Mr. John ALDRIDGE (UNITED KINGDOM)
Mr. Willi ARPAGAUS (SWITZERLAND)
Mr. Max BISHOP (UNITED KINGDOM)
H.R.H. Princesse Isabelle de BOURBON de PARME (FRANCE)
Mr. Robert CLIPSHAM (CANADA)
Mr. Chunk Kun CHO (KOREA)
Mr. Atul DEV (INDIA)
Mr Claude V. GILLARD (AUSTRALIA)
Mr Bengt-Erik FONSELL (SWEDEN)
Mr. Earl HANSEN (U.S.A.)
Major General Jack HENEBRY (U.S.A.)
Mr. Alfred P. HERBERT (SWITZERLAND)
Mr. Mike HEUER (USA)
Mr Hideo HIRASAWA (JAPAN)
Mrs HUA Shaolin (CHINA)
Dr. Wieslaw JASZCZYNSKI (POLAND)
Mr Ray JOHNSON (USA)
Mr Tor JOHANNESSEN (NORWAY)
Mr Michiel KASTELEIJN (NETHERLANDS)
Mrs. Kyung O KIM (Lee) (KOREA)
Mr. Suk Won KIM (KOREA)
Mr Jiri KOBRLE (CZECH REPUBLIC)
Dr. Assad KOTAITE (LEBANON)
Mr. Wim KROES (NETHERLANDS)
Mr. Byung Mo LEE (KOREA)
Mr. George Alfred ("Peter") LLOYD (AUSTRALIA)
Mr. Pete MADISON (U.S.A.)
Mr. Frederick O. MARSH (U.K.)
Mrs. Merridee L. MATSON (U.S.A.)
Dr. Wayne R. MATSON (U.S.A.)
Mr. George MICHAELIDES (GREECE)
Mr. Kin-tsu PEI (CHINESE TAIPEI)
Mr Antti POTILA (FINLAND)
General Ali RAFAT (U.S.A.)
Mr. Kyu Sung RIM (KOREA)
Mr. John Hamish ROAKE (NEW ZEALAND)
Mr. Denis Terry ROWAN (IRELAND)
Dr. Peter SAUNDBY (UNITED KINGDOM)
Capt. Satish K. SHARMA (INDIA)
Mr Bernald SMITH (USA)
Mr. Jacques W. SOUKUP (U.S.A. resident in U.K.)
Mr. Kirk S. THOMAS (USA)
Colonel Thierry TOURNAY (BELGIUM)
Mr Tormod VEIBY (NORWAY)
Dr. Il Kyun YOON (KOREA)

Deceased:

Mrs. Odette BALESI-ROUSSEAU (FRANCE)
Mr. Guido BARACCA (ITALY)
Mr. Jean BLERIOT (FRANCE)
Mr. Hwasub CHANG (KOREA)
Mr. Manuel FIGUEIRAS y LOPEZ de OCAÑA (SPAIN) 
Mr. Rajiv GANDHI (INDIA) 
Mr. Roberto GIAVI (ITALY)
Major-General Dr. James GILLILAND (SOUTH AFRICA)
Dr. Ryohei ITOW (JAPAN) 
Mr. Jim Young KIM (KOREA) 
Mr. Werner KOELLIKER (SWITZERLAND) 
Mr. Henry KREMER (U.K.) 
Mr. Bertrand LARCHER (FRANCE) 
H.H. Prince Antoine de LIGNE (BELGIUM) 
Mr. Jean LIGNEL (FRANCE) 
Comtesse Léon LIPPENS (BELGIUM) 
Mr Henk MEERTENS (AUSTRALIA) 
Mr. S.J. René de MONCHY (THE NETHERLANDS) 
Mr. Michael C. MURPHY (U.S.A.)
Mr. William H. OTTLEY (U.S.A.) 
Mr. Bhupendra M. PATEL (INDIA) 
Baron Edmond de ROTHSCHILD (FRANCE) 
H.E. Air Marshal Sir James ROWLAND (AUSTRALIA) 
Prof. Dr. Attila TACOY (TURKEY)
Mr. Chuck TIBBETTS (U.S.A.)