There’s nothing cheery about a business declaring bankruptcy, but that’s not how Ted and Betty Vlamis are looking at the Chapter 11 filing of their Pioneer Balloon. “We think the celebrations business ...

Pioneer Balloon owners Ted A. Vlamis and Betty Vlamis, front left, and their son, Ted J. Vlamis, front right. Behind them are some of their 900 worldwide employees. Pioneer Balloon is restructuring ...

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WICHITA, Kansas—Pioneer Balloon Co. has partnered with Advanced Sustainable Polymers Pte Ltd. to manage its natural rubber latex supply chain. The collaboration will begin Jan. 1, according to Pioneer ...

"This is a historic opportunity for two former rivals to join forces and make manned space tourism a reality." The European company Eos X Space has acquired Space Perspective, one its key rivals in ...

The European company Eos X Space has acquired Space Perspective, one its key rivals in the nascent field of stratospheric balloon tourism. Florida-based Space Perspective has been developing a luxury ...