Airwave’s new research and development team have completed their new EN B paraglider, the Sport 5.

Airwave paragliders alive and kicking says company boss Markus Villinger

Stephan Stiegler and Martin Gostner quit Airwave to start AirDesign Paragliders

Airwave have announced that long-time UP designer and former world champion Stephan Stieglair will be moving from the German company and heading up Airwave’s R&D team.

Bob Drury interviews Advance’s Valéry Chapuis about Bruce Goldsmith’s recent move to join their design team

Austrian paraglider manufacturer Airwave have patented a new, aerodynamic steering system, Laminar Controls, for cross country and competition pilots.

Bob Drury looks at Bruce Goldsmith’s career in paraglider design, and speaks to the man himself and to Markus Villinger about Bruce’s move to Advance.

Airwave have brought out a ‘racier’ version of their 2008 Sport 4 paraglider – the Sport Competition – for pilots looking for top performance in the LTF 1-2 class.

The Airwave Sport Cup is for pilots of EN A and B Airwave paragliders, with a prize of a trip to the Red Bull Air Race in Hungary this August.

Airwave’s paraglider designer of nearly ten years, Bruce Goldsmith, is set to leave in the Spring, to join Thomas Ripplinger on Advance’s design team.

Airwave’s FR5 is the latest in their FR range of open class competition paragliders. They say it is “a real jump forward from the FR4″.

Austrian manufacturer Airwave have created a mini glider, the Rodeo, for  high wind soaring and fun ground handling sessions. They say, “It’s fast, fun and a perfect companion on a windy  dune” … “If it was a normal sized wing it would be a cool LTF 1-2 glider, but as it is so much smaller  [...]

Adrian Thomas won the British Paragliding Championship after a final week of great competition flying in the southern French Alps in August…

Airwave are pleased to announce that ‘A new generation in tandem design has been born!’ They say that through application of new techniques they have been able to combine improved launch characteristics with extremely easy and appealing handling and excellent flaring ability during landing. The Tandem is certified with a massive weight range (120 – [...]

Airwave’s Cobra, replacement for the Mustang 2, has now been certified EN C and LTF 2 in the S size, along with the M and L. Airwave summarise the Cobra as a “top performing sports wing with attitude”. They say it has exceptionally high performance for its class and is as close to being a [...]

Airwave’s new Para-Trekking rucksack, the Kar, was designed with the help of professional mountaineers, globetrotters and paraglider pilots.

Airwave’s GT Light is a lightweight paragliding harness / rucksack with built-in reserve pouch and air bags.

Airwave release a version of their highly successful sports wing, the Mustang, tuned and ready for both paragliding and paramotoring

Airwave report that following high demand for the SPORT 4 (class 1-2) which resulted in a backlog of orders they have now increased production

The MAGIC 5, Airwave’s Big Distance racer, is certified LTF class 2-3 and EN D in all sizes