An expert base jumper has tragically died after his parachute failed to open when he leapt out of a hot air balloon ... an aerodrome in the town of Villa de Don Fadrique, but there was nothing ...

The Commission is calling on regional and international partners, including the African Union (AU), East African bloc IGAD and the UN, to urgently intensify diplomatic pressure, support de-escalation, ...

and since 2023 he’s been training to become a hot-air balloon pilot. Training requires learning technical skills and dozens of hours of flight time. Olson says he’s been getting ready for this ...

It's a pursuit that goes by different names. It's variously called skimming, splash'n'dash, or balloon sailing — where a hot air balloonist, with skill and experience, lands the balloon on water ...