The first man to complete a non-stop balloon flight around the world and the visionary behind the only airplane capable of flying day and night without a drop of fuel, Switzerland’s Bertrand Piccard ...

The world’s first round-the-world trip on a solar-powered plane got under way Monday with the initial leg from Abu Dhabi to the Omani capital, Muscat. Swiss pilots Bertrand Piccard and André ...

"How can we make [aviation] different if fuel is the limit?” Bertrand Piccard asked EBACE 2024 attendees. Credit: Jeremy Kariuki/Aviation Week Network GENEVA—A record-breaking third-generation aviator ...

“Protecting the environment doesn’t have to be boring,” insists explorer Bertrand Piccard, who set out on a mission in 2017 to gather and promote a list of 1,000 economically profitable ways to ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- The pilot and creators of the Solar Impulse 2 told ABC7 News they are thrilled to be in the Bay Area after arriving Saturday night. The one-of-a-kind aircraft will remain in the Bay ...

The first-ever around-the-world solar flight gives an example of how you can fight sclerosis and begin to see the world differently at your company. Solar impulse, soon to be the first solar-powered ...

As a boy, Bertrand Piccard traveled to Cape Canaveral, Florida, to watch the launch of an Apollo mission. As formative experiences go, it’s up there. The roar of thrusters, burning bright; the arc of ...

Last July, Bertrand Piccard (with Andre Borschberg) made history by becoming the first to fly a solar-powered airplane, Solar Impulse, around the world. What many people forget is that Piccard did ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jim Clash writes about extreme adventure and classic rock. To much fanfare last July, Bertrand Piccard, with copilot Andre ...

Bertrand Piccard posed before landing in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania. — -- Solar Impulse pilot Bertrand Piccard snapped a sky-high selfie as he cruised toward Pennsylvania during the 13th leg of ...