Passengers leap from flaming Canadian balloon
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia  - A hot-air balloon caught fire as it began a sunset flight near Vancouver, killing two people and injuring 11 others, some who jumped from the craft in midair, police and witnesses said on Saturday.
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the first person to circumnavigate the globe solo in a balloon -- will begin his attempt at the first solo, nonstop flight around the world without refueling from an airport in Salina.
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Three people celebrating a 40th birthday with a joyflight had a miraculous escape after their pilot was forced to crash-land his plane on a quiet Australian road, despite losing the aircraft's wings on the way down.
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Many travelers are chasing what may be a modern-day version of an old human impulse â to behold an untrammeled frontier.
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By Kurt Loft, Tampa Tribune, Fla.  Dec. 10--CAPE CANAVERAL -- When the shuttle Discovery roared and rumbled into the Florida sky Saturday night, tens of thousands who came to watch stood in silent awe of the fire rising before their eyes.
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CALGARY, Alberta  - Half a dozen passengers were badly injured after an Air Canada plane bucked in midair on a flight across Canada, probably because of heavy turbulence.
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Fireworks that may not be entirely benign, engineering the quest for ethanol and the largest flying bird ever.
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SLIGO, Ireland - A Canadian sailor was waging a battle last night to overcome severe smoke inhalation injuries after he and a fellow sailor were airlifted from their disabled submarine to hospital in this small Irish north coast town.
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A balloon became entangled in a radio tower on the final day of the city's trademark balloon festival Sunday, forcing the pilot and two young passengers to climb most of the way down the nearly 700-foot-tall structure.
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Last week's&nbsp;announcement&nbsp;by the Zero  Gravity Corporation that it would be offering weightless flights to paying  customers was good news for thrill seekers.&nbsp; Those who sign up for the  experience will be treated to several stomach-rolling climbs and drops.&nbsp;  Although the planes used are slightly modified commercial planes, tests have  shown that they can manage the demanding maneuvers.
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Passengers and crew are being airlifted from a ferry in the Irish Sea after sailing into bad weather.
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An airplane carrying 100 passengers safely made an emergency landing at Leeds Bradford International Airport in northern England, a fire official said Saturday.
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The Seattle Mariners&#039; plane was evacuated as it was preparing to take off from Toronto on Sunday night because of a fire on the conveyer belt used to load baggage.
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At least 94 passengers and crew were evacuated safely Thursday when a fire broke out in the left wheel well of US Airways Flight 431, officials said.
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A firefighter walks past a large section of a Boeing 747cargo plane owned by MK Airlines of Britain at the Halifax International Airport on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2004 in Canada.
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia  - A hot-air balloon caught fire as it left for a sunset flight near Vancouver, killing two people and injuring 11, including some who jumped from the craft in midair, police and witnesses said on Saturday.
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World News, DUBLIN - A Greek plane carrying more than 300 people on board and heading for New York from Athens made an emergency landing in Ireland on Tuesday after a bomb alert - the second such incident in three days.