Meadville's Thurston Classic hot air balloon event takes flight in June

The Thurston Classic hot air balloon event is a Meadville tradition since 1988. It returns to fill the skies with a colorful ...

Thousands expected at Midlands Air Festival

Hot-air balloons and planes are set to take the skies over Warwickshire as the Midlands Air Festival returns this weekend.

New balloon ride business takes flight over Mitchell

Mitchell's skyline was once dotted with colorful hot air balloons, including whimsical "special shaped" creations that helped make the city a unique stop in the history of ...
HistoryExtra

“We were like fishes out of water": inside the first non‑stop hot-air balloon flight around the world

On 1 March 1999, Breitling Orbiter 3 – piloted by Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones – took off from Châteaux d’Oex in ...

Letchworth Balloon Rally back after one-year pause

Hot air balloons will soon be flying over Letchworth State Park for the annual Letchworth Balloon Rally! Around 20 hot air ...

Big balloons will rise above Colorado’s heat this summer; watch ’em soar or take a ride

A balloon adventure begins just after sunrise, with a debrief over coffee and donuts, followed by the slow, steady rise off ...

Hot air balloon pilot lands along Pierce Co. highway, parallel parks at Costco

A hot air balloon pilot parallel parked in a Bonney Lake parking lot Wednesday morning for two reasons: there was an open ...
KRQE Blogs

The science of hot air balloons: How do they work?

In Albuquerque, you don’t have to go far to find the answer, as the Anderson Abruzzo International Balloon Museum and the City of Albuquerque have compiled online resources dedicated to explaining how ...