Day 2: Race leaders cross the Alps, head south
Tuesday, 20 September 2016 10:34
‘They can make Greece’ – Trans-Pacific record holder Leonid Tiukhtyaev
Monday, 19 September 2016 14:52
 Leonid Tiukhtyaev broke the long-standing distance and duration records for gas ballooning in 2015 when he and co-pilot Troy Bradley flew 10,711km across the Pacific Ocean. The flight took 160.6 hours. What does he think of the race?Two groups develop as the race reaches Luxembourg
Monday, 19 September 2016 09:29
Gordon Bennett, Day 1: Team SUI2 share this amazing moment
Monday, 19 September 2016 14:27
Pilots launch at the start of the world’s most prestigious gas-balloon race
Monday, 19 September 2016 02:01
60th Coupe Aeronautique Gordon Bennett: Follow the race live from 10pm CET
Sunday, 18 September 2016 17:14
Mr Air Traffic Control: Meet Robin Lehmann
Sunday, 18 September 2016 16:49
Basket case: Team USA-03 invites us round to see their new place
Sunday, 18 September 2016 16:47
Briefing: 10am 18 September 2016
Sunday, 18 September 2016 16:44
Thunderstorms: What’s the big deal?
Saturday, 17 September 2016 23:17
Explainer: What is the Mistral and what does it mean for pilots?
Sunday, 18 September 2016 12:17
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The race has split, with one group climbing high and crossing the Alps while a second group plays strategy to the north. We update who's landed and the state of play...
Balloonists are now well on track, with two distinct groups developing. Slightly to the west and behind is what we’ll call the slower group. This group will be aiming to pass the Alps to the west...
In the basket with Team SUI2 on Day 1 of the Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett. Pilots Nicolas Tieche and Laurent Sciboz have covered 250km so far, and shared this amazing photo with us at Race HQ in Gladbeck.
The race is on! Gas-balloonists from a dozen countries launched early this morning at the start of what is aviation’s oldest and most prestigious gas-balloon race – the 60th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett.
Balloonists at the 60th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett will start to launch at 10pm CET this evening. Follow the action live online through this website – live tracking, webcams and news updates throughout the evening.
“It took months!” says air traffic controller Robin Lehmann about securing permissions from the 37 different countries that have granted permission to the competition's 24 balloons. We find out more about him and his job here at the competition...
It’s been a busy morning and early afternoon in Gladbeck as pilots prepare their balloons and baskets for launch. We invited ourselves round to Team USA-03 to see their new baby – a brand new lightweight Woerner basket...
Pilots had a briefing this morning at 10am, where the weather was again discussed. Hot topics included probable landing conditions before the mistral, and a timetable for launch this evening...
Pilots at the Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett were today warned of possible thunderstorm activity in Italy, on their potential flight path later this week. We explain why that is such a serious issue for balloon pilots...
What is the Mistral wind and why does it matter to balloon pilots? With Mistral forecast we look at what it is and how it can help or hinder balloonists this week...-
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The 22nd FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship in full preparation!
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The 22nd FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championships kick off in Saga today!
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