First Annual Blimp Day Celebrations Take Flight in Akron
Two of Goodyear’s iconic blimps paired up this summer to celebrate the first annual Blimp Day in the historic Lighter-Than-Air Capital of America. People in…
Future of Flying Whales’ Canadian Partnership Put into a Holding Pattern
After already investing $75 million, Quebec has paused any further provincial funding to the Flying Whales airship project. An agreement in principle that would have…
Tillamook Port Faces Tough Decisions Regarding Historic Hangar B
After months of debate over repairing the WWII-era hangar that houses the Tillamook Air Museum, the Port of Tillamook has voted against committing funds to…
China’s First Homegrown Airship Pilots Certified as AS700 Program Ramps Up
China’s rapidly growing low-altitude airship sector has welcomed its newest licensed pilots, all trained entirely in China on domestically produced airships. This spring, the Civil…
Tillamook Air Museum Turns to FEMA and the Community to Save Historic Hangar
Since Airship Advocate first reported on the damage to Oregon’s historic Hangar B, further repair estimates have been made, and FEMA assistance has been requested.…
Sceye’s Solar-Powered “SE2” Logs 12 Days and 6,400 Miles in the Stratosphere
An American-engineered airship has completed a record-setting unmanned stratospheric flight, demonstrating unprecedented endurance for a solar-powered high-altitude airship. Global broadband services received a glimpse into…
Finland’s Kelluu Wins €15M NATO Innovation Fund Round for Airships Using Hydrogen for Lift and Power
A new Finnish-based startup has secured a coveted €15M from the NATO Innovation Fund to advance its surveillance airship technology, developing unmanned platforms capable of…
Moffett’s Airship Cathedral Is Whole Again, but the Future Remains Uncertain
Once reduced to its skeletal frame, one of America’s few surviving rigid-airship hangars has been rescued, the result of a massive, decades-long restoration. Despite a…
Tillamook Air Museum Launches Fundraiser After Storm Tears Open Hangar B Roof
Fundraising is underway to help save one of America’s most iconic aviation landmarks after a powerful winter storm ripped open the roof of Hangar B…
AIRSHIP Act Aims to Elevate NASA Research
Update, March 5, 2026: The AIRSHIP Act has continued to move on Capitol Hill since this article was first published. On February 4, the House…
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…
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,…