 The "Fédération Aéronautique Internationale" gave Pinedo its highest award, the FAI Gold Air Medal, for the flight, the first time it had awarded the medal.The "Regia Aeronautica" promoted Pinedo to "colonnello" (colonel) upon his return from the flight, and Italy's King Victor Emmanuel III made him a "marchese" (marquis).Mussolini suggested that Pinedo next make a flight to the Western Hemisphere to inspire pride in people of Italian ancestry who had emigrated to the Americas.