Ballooning

Balloon pilots somber at NM festival after death (AP via Yahoo! News)

12 Oct 2008

Pilots of hot air balloons on Saturday mourned the loss of one of their own in a fiery crash at Albuquerque's famous festival, even as they said another pilot fighting for his life after the accident would want them to keep flying.

OECD: US, Japanese Economies Vulnerable To Ballooning Debt (Nasdaq)

12 Oct 2008

WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development on Saturday, in a report to the International Monetary Fund, said long-term U.S. economic growth is at risk because of the huge public debt load it is building through responses to the world financial crisis.

Flyer killed as balloon crashes and burns (Adelaide Now)

11 Oct 2008

ONE man is dead and another injured after a balloon flying at a ballooning festival hit power lines and burst into flames.