The Lorraine Mondial Air Ballons is the largest gathering of hot air balloons in the world (record 433 balloons lined 26 July 2015), important in terms of balloons that Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta which takes place in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. It's Philipe Buron Pilâtre who is the creator of the Lorraine Mondial Air Ballons. Lorraine Mondial Air Balloons was established in 1989. It is both a demonstration event, a show, a competition and a tourist promotion campaign. The goal is to gather a thousand balloons came from 67 nations, for ten days, straddling the months of July and August, every odd year, and to invite the spectators, media, partners and sponsors. This is now the most international of aerostatic events in the world. This event is held every two years on the former NATO air base (Chambley Air Base). From the entrance, a large boulevard along the launch area, serves four villages called "BallonVille". That of the public, crews and competitors, partners, and finally the organization village. Twenty months are needed to set up this event to a small team of five employees and two consultants. During one month, three hundred volunteers (from fourteen nations) join the site to handle all the functions that this little town requires aircraft. Three highlights punctuate each day: morning flight, the evening and night. The 2015 edition of the Lorraine Mondial Air Ballons marks the 14th event. She began Friday, July 24 and, due to inclement weather, the first hot air balloon flight could not take place on the morning of Sunday, July 26. On the occasion of the "Great Line", the world record of simultaneous flight of balloons was beaten to $ 433 balls spread over three lines forming a total length of more than 6 kilomètres3. The event and beat his own record (391) set in the 2013 and remains the world's number balls, before the rally Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in New Mexico (United States). The 2015 edition in figures: world record of simultaneous flight of balloons 433 balloons (conducted July 26). Most night-lined balloons: 62. The influx has exceeded 300,000 visitors throughout the World. Because of the territorial reform under way which will remove the main partner of the event -the Lorraine- Region in a large eastern region grouping the Champagne-Ardenne and Alsace, the LMAB 2017 is "seriously compromised", according to words of the organizer, Philippe Buron-Pilâtre. The former NATO air base (Chambley Air Base) is located on towns which Chambley, Saint-Julien-lès-Gorze and Dommartin-la-Chaussée in Meurthe-et-Moselle. About two hundred and fifty hectares (being renovated [When?] By the Lorraine Regional Council in order to develop a major aviation hub) in the heart of the Lorraine Regional Nature Park, the site is set around the area where flight happen every day, in addition to hot air balloons, all flying machines. Parking lots are built nearby to accommodate more than thirty thousand cars simultaneously. From 2009 to 2011, the Lorraine region has built numerous hangars to house local recreational associations and aeronautical activities.
