Starting in July 2024, Ferdinand "Ferdi" Vogel takes over the role of CEO of the Tyrolean paraglider manufacturer NOVA. The German PWC pilot and flight instructor brings not only extensive experience from his successful career as a paraglider pilot, but also deep knowledge from various positions within and outside the company.

There are various concepts of Hike & Fly paragliders: single skins are uncompromisingly weight-reduced, and lightweight XC wings are optimized for performance. However, none of these concepts have consistently prioritised launch characteristics. That’s why we developed the BANTAM X. With its extremely short lines, the BANTAM X opens up new launch…

In the spring of 2024, a unique Testival Tour will kick off in Italy with Red Bull X-Alps athlete Nicola Donini.

Join the NOVA team pilot in eight different Italian flying areas, test the current paragliders in our product range, and get tips from our team.

For those looking to enhance their flying skills with a NOVA paraglider and deeply engage with the subject, this training is precisely the right place. NOVA Team Pilot and paragliding instructor Heli (Helmut) Schrempf is offering an exclusive training week on Lake Garda in June 2024, in cooperation with NOVA Performance Paragliders. Over more than…

At this year's Stubai Cup, the Italian professional paraglider Aaron Durogati, together with NOVA announce their collaboration starting from March 2024. Aaron confidently looks forward to flying with NOVA's current products again. The Red Bull X-Alps veteran and globally known top pilot returns to his "flying" roots: Aaron began his paragliding…

Our first EN-C twoliner CODEX will be officially released this Winter. The cross-coutry paraglider is a well-balanced, semi-light two-liner.

In October, Till Gottbrath stepped down as manager of the NOVA Pilots Team (NPT) after 17 years and symbolically handed over the captain's hat to Timon Weber. Till is realising a big dream and wants to hike the Te Araroa Trail, a long-distance hiking trail of more than 3.000 km across New Zealand. Timon has been part of the NPT for ten years and is…

For the 16th time, we have awarded our Pilots of the Year at the annual Pilots Team Meeting. This year the awards were given to Werner Luidolt (AUT) and Ole Dalen (NOR), the newcomer trophies went to Philipp Hänggi (SUI) and Ali Heydari (Iran); Roland Mäder (SUI) received the new Lifetime Achievement Award. These awards are given in recognition not…

For years Team Pilot Toni Brügger has been flying extremely long distances with EN A and EN B paragliders. On 17 June 2023, the Swiss succeeded in flying a flat 301 km triangle with his NOVA MENTOR 7 Light. From his home in Kandersteg (Bernese Oberland), he flew in a good 11 hours to the turn points Mont Blanc and Lake Lucerne with an average of…