FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Albuquerque, NM – As the world’s largest hot air balloon event, the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta presented by ExxonMobil provides a visual feast for nine days each October.  On Saturday, October 14th there will be a variety of events occurring at Balloon Fiesta Park, one particular event…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media contact: media@balloonfiesta.com Albuquerque, NM – The 66th Coupe Aeronautique Gordon Bennett, sponsored by BayoTech, has concluded. Team France 2 flew an unofficial distance of 1653.72 miles and are the unofficial winners of the 66th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett. Pilots Eric Decellières and Benoît Havret landed less than 53.9 miles from…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media contact: media@balloonfiesta.com Albuquerque, NM – The 66th Coupe Aeronautique Gordon Bennett, sponsored by BayoTech, is in its fourth day of competition. As of 7:00am MDT update from the Command Center, only two balloons remain in flight. The remaining teams, Germany 1 (GER-1) and France 2 (FRA-2), have surpassed all other teams…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media contact: media@balloonfiesta.com Albuquerque, NM – The 66th Coupe Aeronautique Gordon Bennett, sponsored by BayoTech, is in its third day of competition. As of 9:00pm MDT update from the Command Center, only two balloons remain in flight. The remaining teams, Germany 1 (GER-1) and France 2 (FRA-2), have to fly about 200km…