Aerospace company H2 Clipper says it has been granted a patent for an improved structural and delivery system for its “lighter-than-air” airships. A seventh patent issued to the company by the US ...

This ain’t no blimp. The first new dirigible in nearly a half century to bear the the iconic Goodyear logo is actually a rigid airship—a safer, more efficient, far less explodey form of air travel ...

Here's a fun fact for you, Goodyear has not had a blimp in its fleet of airships since the Spirit of Innovation retired in 2017. A blimp is a non-rigid dirigible, while Goodyear's current fleet is ...

Airship developer Flying Whales is on course to launch cargo flights with its massive craft by 2027 despite significant regulatory hurdles facing its ambitious programme. The French-Canadian company’s ...

French-Canadian airship developer Flying Whales intends to power its conceptual cargo-hauling hybrid-electric dirigible using Honeywell’s 1MW generator. The companies say on 5 April that they intend ...

One hundred forty-two years ago today, on October 8, 1883, the first flight of an electric-motor powered airship took place. French brothers Albert-Charles and Gaston Tissandier piloted the dirigible ...

In “His Majesty’s Airship,” S.C. Gwynne tells of the doomed dirigible R101, and the man behind a disaster. By John Lancaster When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn ...