California-based artist Doug Aitken has revealed the fruits of his latest commission; a 100 foot tall hot air balloon covered in a Mylar reflective coating which will travel to various destinations in the USA on a
This week sees this UK premiere of director Michael Herbig’s German-language film ‘Balloon’. The epic true story tells of how two families attempt to escape the regime of East Germany by flying into West Germany in
There were a few raised eyebrows from residents living near Field Court Junior School near Quedgeley, Gloucester recently as locals reported witnessing a sizeable hot air balloon ascending and descending into the school’s sports field at least two dozen times.
Thrill-seekers Mike Scholes and Debbie Day from Burgess Hill will make their record-breaking attempt to travel by hot air balloon from Dartmouth in
A members’ ballooning club in the East Midlands has recently turned 40 years old. When Nottinghamshire businessman John Webster started
Residents in Oxford were left speculating over the appearance of an unusual pair of flying vehicles on Wednesday night – a modern helicopter on the tail of an old-fashioned hot air balloon. Some locals had joked that the airborne scene could have been
Ever wondered what it is like to fly in a Hot Air Balloon with Bailey Balloons? Watch our latest video put together by filming Wizard Josh who works in the Bailey Balloons office! He took a flight with Clive from Bath in May 2017. (Turn sound up) Now you’ve had a taste of what to expect […]
The 21st November marks the 233rd Anniversary for the first untethered hot air balloon flight. François Pilatre de Rozier and François Laurent, marquis d’ Arlandes flew for approximately 5.5 miles over Paris on 21st November 1783. Their balloon was made from cloth by two brothers Jacques-Étienne and Joseph-Michel Montgolfier – inventors of the world’s first successful […]
The world’s largest hot air balloon is set to be made in Bristol, as the city’s own
Gladys Brown proved that age is no barrier to having a good time, when she ascended the skies of Boulder County in a hot air balloon. Gladys, who is from Louisville, embarked on the unique journey in honour of
