Fédération Française Aéronautique

The Fédération française aéronautique (FFA), (Fédération nationale aéronautique, FNA, before 2004) founded in 1929 and being recognized as a public service in 1933, is a French association which represents the majority of aeroclubs.{{cite web |title=FFA - Histoire |url=https://www.ffa-aero.fr/SITEFFAPROD_WEB/FR/frmQuiSommesNous_Missions.awp |website=Fédération Française Aéronautique |access-date=4 May 2023}}

Its mission is:

• Assist and defend aeroclubs
• Preserve the number and quality of French aerodromes
• Develop and ease recognition of aeronautics
• Ease the formation of pilots in aeroclubs
• Help the youngest and evangelise aeronautics activities
• Contribute, as interlocutor of the Direction Générale de l'Aviation Civile, to enact the regulations and defend interests of private pilots
• Organise activities and aeronautics tests in France and abroad (attribution of regional or national titles, selection of French representatives at internationals competitions or exhibitions).{{cite web |title=FFA - Missions |url=https://www.ffa-aero.fr/SITEFFAPROD_WEB/FR/frmQuiSommesNous_Missions.awp |website=Fédération Française Aéronautique |access-date=4 May 2023}}

As of 2019, the FFA included over 600 aeroclubs and 41,000 pilots, 2,200 instructors and 2,500 aircraft.{{cite web |title=Communiqué de presse:CONGRÈS DES AÉROCLUBS DE LA FFA (PDF) |url=https://www.ffa-aero.fr/SITEFFAPROD_WEB/FR/frm_com_presse.awp?A1&A3=3 |website=Fédération Française Aéronautique |access-date=4 May 2023 |date=27 March 2019}}