NEW MEXICO – Some laid-off pilots may be trading in their wings for hot air balloons. Rainbow Ryders is now looking for applicants for their commercial hot air balloon pilot training program. The ...

A hot-air balloon pilot program has been launched in order to train aspiring pilots to take that next step. Rainbow Ryders informally launched the program during the COVID-19 pandemic.The training ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.- Rainbow Ryders is looking to hire hot air balloon pilots. The company is launching a new pilot program that provides training, lasting about a year, with the goal of landing a ...

When balloons took off from the field, the iconic Rainbow Ryders balloons were among them. It was business as usual for the Albuquerque-based hot air balloon company. Troy Bradley, the chief pilot for ...