Skydiving News

An Auckland man in his 90's has taken to the sky in a bid to raise money for a childrens charity.

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Services for a skydiver who died in a horrific accident June 27 at the Yolo County Airport are scheduled for Tuesday.

A shop manager is jumping into action from 10,000 feet to raise vital funds for charity.

A British man has plunged 20,000ft to his death in a parachuting accident in Spain, an instructor at a skydiving school has said.

Daredevils: Skydivers performing various manoeuvres as part of the skydiving camp in Visakhapatnam.

Clemson University's Dixie Skydivers will celebrate their 50th anniversary Saturday by parachuting to Bowman Field in a more spectacular but less controversial fashion than a prank members pulled there years ago.

Tragic: Richard Taylor was on a break in Spain with friends A British tourist plunged 13,000 feet to his death in a parachuting tragedy in Spain today.

One man is dead and another seriously injured following a skydiving accident over the weekend in Yolo County.

AT EIGHT months old, Riley Highton's life is a daily grind of medication and physiotherapy, but this cheeky smile never leaves his face.

Matthew Fitch learned it the hard way: Sometimes you've got to look -- twice! -- before you leap.

Sky divers kept jumping Sunday - the last day of the annual American Boogie festival in rural Yolo County - despite a horrific accident Saturday that killed an experienced jumper and seriously injured another.

Where can I go to skydive? Skydiving centers or "drop zones " are located in nearly every state and many countries.

Tom Grayson of the Suisun City area exits a SkyDance SkyDiving plane high above Yolo County on Thursday.

A parachuter performs style jumping at the opening ceremony of an invitational skydiving competition in Kaifeng, central China's Henan Province, June 25, 2009.

A woman is being treated at the hospital after a skydiving accident near Highway 50 in Penrose Sunday afternoon.

SPARTANBURG, S.C.: A South Carolina granddad has finally taken his first airplane flight.

On the surface, Lillie Rector looks like most grandmothers. She spends most of her days sitting on her porch, tending to her dogs and playing bingo.

City officials think they have the prairie dog problem at the airport under control.