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» BREITLING initiates another ROUND-THE-WORLD Balloon Flight
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the world’s first nonstop round-the-world hot-air balloon flight, Breitling is organizing another voyage that will circle the globe with Brian Jones in a replica of the famous Breitling Orbiter 3[…] … Punctuated this time around by a number of stopovers on all continents, this adventure is intended to raise funds for the Winds of Hope foundation which emerged from the wave of enthusiasm generated by the grand historical record set in 1999[…] … In March 1999, Breitling Orbiter 3 won the last great aeronautical challenge of the 20th century: a nonstop round-the-world hot-air balloon flight[…] … Breitling was associated in this amazing endeavor with a pair of dedicated pilots, Bertrand Piccard of Switzerland and Brian Jones from England[…] … The brand played a leading role in this exceptional feat by setting up a team of experts, supporting the construction of the high-tech Rozier balloon and by maintaining strong involvement throughout all stages of preparation and the flight itself[…] … That same year, as a means of prolonging this magnificent scientific and human adventure, Breitling and the two balloonists created Winds of Hope with the aim of supporting humanitarian projects[…] … Since then, the foundation’s efforts have focused essentially on the fight against noma, a devastatingly gangrenous and all too often fatal disease that mostly strikes children from poor countries, but which may be effectively treated if diagnosed early enough[…] … Over the past ten years, Winds of Hope has contributed in particular to funding several national programs to fight noma in various countries of Africa[…] … A JOURNEY TO REMEMBER… THOSE IN NEED To commemorate the 10th anniversary of a truly memorable achievement, Breitling is organizing a grand humanitarian round-the-world flight in a replica of the Breitling Orbiter 3[…] … This classic hot-air balloon echoes the famous shape of the “Rozier” balloon used in 1999, of which the capsule is exhibited in the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum on Washington[…] … The journey begins in Europe in mid-May with an event in The Netherlands, followed by the gathering of vintage airplanes at the “Klassikwelt Bodensee” show in Germany, and the 50th anniversary of the Transport Museum in Lucerne, Switzerland[…] … At the end of July, the balloon will move on to South-East Asia, where it is to enliven a major watch show in Bangkok, before gliding across to the United States in September for the famous Breitling-sponsored Reno Air Races, and then on to Washington[…] … In addition to their festive and commemorative nature, all these events are intended to raise funds for the Winds of Hope foundation and thus to give fresh impetus to the fight against noma, particularly in the regions of Africa where effective intervention has not yet been possible[…]
» Breitling supports the fight against noma
Breitling is delighted to announce that the humanitarian round-the-world tour, launched in 2009 to commemorate the feat achieved by Breitling Orbiter 3 ten years earlier, has already served to raise almost one hundred thousand euros (USD 140,000) to be devoted to fighting one of the most dreadful diseases to affect children[…] … This odyssey celebrating the 10th anniversary of the first non-stop round-the-world balloon flight involves a «hot-air balloon» replica of the famous Breitling Orbiter 3, flown by Brian Jones – one of the two heroes of the original record-setting accomplishment in 1999[…] … In addition to a number of stopovers in Europe, the journey to date has provided opportunities to visit Israel, Japan, Australia and the United States – as well as a detour via Curaçao in the Dutch West Indies, where no balloon had ever yet ventured[…] … The funds raised during this round-the-world tour organized by Breitling are intended to support the fight against noma, a devastating and fatal disease which – as Brian Jones explained in a number of presentations – disfigures and kills tens of thousands of children around the world every year[…] … The Winds of Hope foundation, created by Breitling and the two balloon pilots, Brian Jones and Bertrand Piccard, just after their exploit, aims to eradicate this scourge by launching prevention and early-screening programs in the most severely affected countries[…]