Fossett Enters the Homestretch
Travel Blog • Michael Yessis • 03.02.05 | 9:08 PM ET
Adventurer Steve Fossett, who is currently attempting to make the first nonstop solo airplane flight around the world without refueling, reached Hawaii late Wednesday night. According to the latest Reuters report, if all goes according to plan Fossett will touch down in Salina, Kansas, Thursday afternoon. The 60-year-old millionaire former markets trader is flying an experimental plane powered by a single jet engine.