ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – In just a few days, Albuquerque’s sky will fill up with balloons of all shapes and sizes. This year, more than a dozen balloons will compete in the annual Gordon Bennett gas ...

KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas - A gas balloon taking part in a nationwide race crashed near Crandall on Monday night after it hit a power station and exploded. Photos from the area near FM 741 show the ...

The pilot of a gas balloon that crashed into power lines in North Texas earlier this week said he and his co-pilot were being shot at and attempted to make an emergency landing. "We heard more and ...

A gas balloon participating in a cross-country race crashed in Texas Monday night after it hit a power station and exploded, injuring two. Photos provided to FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth show the ...

CRANDALL, Texas — A hydrogen balloon crashed into a powerline structure Monday evening near Crandall, Texas. Two people were on board the balloon, the Kaufman County Fire Marshal said, Pjotr Halas and ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – For the first time in 15 years, elite gas balloon pilots will gather in the United States for the oldest, most prestigious race in aviation at Balloon Fiesta. The 2023 ...

A solar panel, Cheez-Its and a GPS unit will also take up space as the accomplished Albuquerque ballooning pilots compete to travel the farthest distance in one of the world’s most prestigious races.

Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta attendees will notice something big missing at this year’s event: the America’s Challenge Gas Balloon Race won’t be taking place. “Due to timing of the FAI ...

At least two people were injured when a gas balloon crashed and caught fire near Crandall on Monday evening, according to media reports. The two pilots were injured, Star-Telegram media partner ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Gas ballooning, as an adventure sport, is likely to fade away in the United States, as a sharp spike in helium prices and supply constraints threaten the survival of the sport.