A Conversation with Dominic Etzold, Author of The Africa Ship
Dominic Etzold’s new book, The Africa Ship: Ludwig Bockholt, Zeppelin L 59, and the Most Daring Rescue Mission of WWI, takes the reader inside one…
The Airlander 10 Seeks a Hydrogen Future: HAV and ZeroAvia Sign Zero-Emission Deal
UPDATE (April 3, 2026): In the months since the MOU was signed, ZeroAvia has continued advancing the ZA600 through regulatory milestones. The UK Civil Aviation…
Hybrid Air Vehicles lands its first military reservation as undisclosed contractor takes three
After more than a decade of being pitched primarily at airlines, polar tourism, and the green-aviation crowd, the Airlander 10 has its first defense-market reservation…
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…
A Century On, the USS Shenandoah’s Crew Is Remembered in Ohio
One hundred years after the USS Shenandoah broke apart in a predawn squall over the hills of Noble County, the ship’s crew was honored at…
Massimiliano “Max” Pinucci Receives AIAA Lifetime Achievement Award for Transformative Work in Airship Design and Aviation Culture
Max Pinucci, a friend to AirshipAdvocate.com as well as fellow member, group expert and a moderator of the Airship Advocates group on Facebook, has received…
Hybrid Air Vehicles Plans Bigger Airlanders, Expands in the U.S.
UK-based Hybrid Air Vehicles is moving on two fronts at once. The company behind the Airlander 10, the roughly 320-foot (98 m) hybrid aircraft the…
H2Use Successfully Demonstrates First-Ever Biconvex Hydrogen Airship
Redcliffe, Queensland — May 25, 2025 In a landmark moment for the future of sustainable aviation, the H2Use team launched and flew the world’s first…
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,…
Pathfinder 1 Soars Over San Francisco Bay in Milestone Test Flight
In a moment that echoed the golden age of airships yet looked boldly to the future, LTA Research’s Pathfinder 1 completed a landmark test flight…
Fort Worth-based unmanned airship technology firm receives key FAA certification
FORT WORTH, TX – Galaxy Unmanned Systems LLC, a TechFW client, earned FAA certification for the first set of its line of unmanned airships weighing…
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,…
Fact or Fiction: Airships Docked with the Top of The Empire State Building
The dramatic black-and-white photo of a giant airship docked at the Empire State Building’s spire looks like something straight out of Sky Captain and the…