Lorraine Mondial Air Ballons

Lorraine Mondial Air Ballons® is a unique event in the world, the most magical of all the aerostatic shows. For 25 years, each edition (13th in 2013) attracts 3,000 pilots and crews from the whole world and more than 300,000 spectators for a ten-day festival (flights morning and evening). From July 26th to August 4th, 2013, on the airfield of Chambley Planet'Air in the heart of the Nature Park of Lorraine, between Metz (Moselle) and Nancy (Meurthe-et-Moselle), the "incredible" will return. "The Big One" say aeronauts.
The event associates animations on the ground and in the air, to the delight of the young and old! All aviation disciplines are represented between the two daily ballets of multicolored bubbles. Lorraine Mondial Air Ballons® in addition to its international character, is also a major economic player. Media and economic impacts in Lorraine, on the borders of Germany, Belgium and Luxembourg. The latest edition generated several million of Euros. "A real tourist attraction operation, combining the region high diversity, with the slogan - Beyond the dream -" say the organizers. Three good reasons to come in Lorraine. The next edition will be full of news, without forgetting what has made it success over the years, such as radio controlled balloons, kites, water rockets, wind garden, air sports and many other animations. For hot air balloons, 67 nations are invited. 70% of pilots are foreigners. During the week, they will be many to participate in competitions that are organized. But the highlight of the show is undoubtedly the world record of hundreds of balloons on the tracks of the aerodrome.
In 2011, the performance was 343 balloons and 357 aligned counted on the ground, ready to take off. Many VIPs from the aviation world are also expected for the 230th anniversary of the first human flight made by Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier (Lorraine / 1754-1785) on November 21st, 1783. Lorraine also hosts in 2013, alongside LMAB (Lorraine Mondial Air Ballons®), two other major international events such as the exhibition "Views from above" at the Centre Pompidou Metz and hundreds of events throughout Lorraine and Nancy, linked to the Renaissance years. Three good reasons to discover Lorraine through three complementary visions.