Mel starts the New year with a bang!
Last October Melanie Astles fulfilled one of her childhood dreams by starting to become an airline pilot with one of the world’s most prestigious airlines, Air France. Now she is ready to talk...
Read moreMélanie shares her objectives for the off-season
On 15 October, Red Bull Air Race pilot Mélanie Astles concluded the 2017 Challenger Cup season by becoming the first woman ever to win a major motorsport race at the famed Indianapolis Motor...
Read moreFresh Landmark Victory : Melanie on Indianapolis
For French pilot Mélanie Astles, the Red Bull Air Race season finale at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on 14-15 October marked the conclusion of her second season in the Challenger Class – and she...
Read moreLive this weekend at the Indy Finals
It’s the Red Bull Air Race finals at Indianapolis this weekend and Melanie is ready to pull the stops out during the last race of the season. She is one of the 6 Challenger Pilots that qualified...
Read moreOn the way to Indianapolis !
Air Racing pilot Mélanie Astles on the upcoming season finale and what’s to follow… Challenger Class pilot Mélanie Astles of France shares insights on the recent Red Bull Air Race stop in Germany...
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The latest ahead of this weekend’s race
Less than two weeks ago, Mélanie Astles of France claimed her second Challenger Class podium of the 2017 season with a strong third-place result in Porto, Portugal. On September 16-17, she’ll be...
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PRE RACE PORTO
Pilot Mélanie Astles opens up about her mindset, her training, and the possibilities for this weekend’s race in Porto French pilot Mélanie Astles will race at the classic Red Bull Air Race stop in...
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Mélanie joins the Challenger Class
Portrait of an athlete in a class of her own, entered in the history of Red Bull Air Race in 2016… When Melanie Astles joined the Red Bull Air Race World Championship as a Challenger Class pilot...
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Exclusive ! Mid-season check-in with Air Racing pilot Mélanie Astles.
Five months after her third-place finish at the season opener in Abu Dhabi, Mélanie Astles was finally back in a racetrack on 22-23 July, with a double-header of Challenger Class races ...
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Red Bull Air Race : 3 and 4 June in Chiba (Japan)
The Red Bull Air Race championship once again stopped in Japan, in the sprawling metropolis of Chiba. Chiba is known as Japan’s civil aviation birthplace and famous for its rich samurai and...
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Championnats de France à Niort, le 17 et 18 juin
Comme chaque année, l’aérodrome de Niort – Marais poitevin accueille plusieurs événements aéronautiques d’ampleurs régionales et nationales. Parmi ces événements, les...
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Astles is making her mark in aviation
If you want to know what change looks like, just watch Mélanie Astles. On International Women’s Day last year, the French pilot was deep in preparations to make her debut in the Red Bull Air...
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