The story
BALÓNY KUBÍČEK spol. s r.o. (the complete official old name) was founded in 1989 by Aleš Kubíček, the designer of first modern Czech hot-air balloon, made in 1983 in Aviatik club in Brno. Before founding his own company Aleš Kubíček made several balloons under wings of the company Aerotechnik Kunovice. Immediately after the Velvet Revolution he started his own private company to manufacture lighter-than-air aircraft.
From Wikipedia’s article on Kubicek Balloons, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5
