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FAA now requires commercial hot air balloon pilots to hold medical certificates

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will now require commercial hot air balloon pilots to hold medical certificates when…

2022-11-17

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On September 19, 1783, the Montgolfier brothers launched their Aérostat Réveillon hot air balloon. The flight was the…

2022-09-16

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A Qatar Airways Boeing 777 wide-body jet was involved in an unusual incident while performing a flight between…

2022-07-05

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The French procurement and technology agency, Direction générale de l’armement (DGA), launched a tender to procure tethered balloons…

2022-06-02

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World View, a firm known for manufacturing high-altitude balloons that can lift payloads to the stratosphere, announced its…

2021-10-08

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Since Icarus, humanity has always jaloused birds for their ability to fly. On this day, 236 years ago,…

2019-11-21