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Man dies after falling from hot air balloon over Melbourne suburb in Australia
A man has died after falling from a hot air balloon over a quiet residential suburb of Melbourne…
Skydiving hot air balloon crash leaves four people dead in Arizona desert
Four people were killed, and another is in critical condition, after a hot air balloon used for skydiving…
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…
The Montgolfier Brothers: Pioneers of Ballooning
On September 19, 1783, the Montgolfier brothers launched their Aérostat Réveillon hot air balloon. The flight was the…
Qatar Airways 777 avoids collision with hot air balloon landing in São Paulo
A Qatar Airways Boeing 777 wide-body jet was involved in an unusual incident while performing a flight between…
France launches tender for observation tethered balloons
The French procurement and technology agency, Direction générale de l’armement (DGA), launched a tender to procure tethered balloons…
High-altitude balloon company to break into space tourism market
World View, a firm known for manufacturing high-altitude balloons that can lift payloads to the stratosphere, announced its…
On this day: the first manned flight in history
Since Icarus, humanity has always jaloused birds for their ability to fly. On this day, 236 years ago,…