Pathfinder 1 Spreads Its Wings: LTA’s Giant Airship Cruises the Golden Gate
LTA Research’s Pathfinder 1 has moved into a noticeably more public phase of its flight test program. Following the renewal of the prototype airship’s Special…
Category: Airships in the News
One Hundred Years of Goodyear: How an American Icon Is Marking Its Centennial
A century ago, on June 3, 1925, a small helium airship named Pilgrim lifted off in the Akron area. It was the first commercial non-rigid…
Goodyear Gives a Lift to Snoopy and a Squad of Future Service Dog Puppies
The Goodyear Blimp has hauled a lot of unusual cargo over the past century, but on October 1, 2025, it added a new entry to…
China’s First Domestic Manned Airship, The AS700, Logs a Plateau Flight in Guizhou
On Sept. 29, 2025, the airship’s developer, AVIC’s Special Vehicle Research Institute, announced that the AS700 had completed its first low-altitude plateau flight in the…
FOX NEWS: Hybrid airship slashes emissions by 80%
AT² Aerospace has unveiled the Z1 hybrid airship—a modern marvel poised to revolutionize cargo transport. This innovative aircraft combines helium lift with advanced propulsion systems,…
A Century Aloft: Celebrating 100 Years of the Goodyear Blimp
The Goodyear Blimp, a global icon of aviation and advertising, has reached a monumental milestone: 100 years of flight! Since its maiden flight in 1925,…