Pathfinder 1, bankrolled by a Google billionaire, is an attempt to revive the airship. A century after terrifying disasters, ...

The last giant rigid airship Graf Zeppelin II flew for the final time on 20 August 1939, 12 days before World War Two started, and was scrapped the following year. Rigid airships have a complex ...

On this day in aviation history, February 12, 1935, the United States Navy’s scouting airship and “flying aircraft carrier” ...

Aircraft cabins were cool, had no pressurization, and were exceedingly noisy. A fare on the Graf Zeppelin airship cost around $450, a small fortune at the time (after 90 years of inflation, it is ...

The USS Macon crash brought a quick end to the U.S. Navy’s vision of “flying aircraft carriers” powered by helium gas ...

Imagine a massive high-tech helium balloon that stretches well over an NFL football field in length, has more cargo capacity ...

From technological improvements to its status as an advertising icon, the Goodyear Blimp has evolved while remaining a ...

We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues.

At 100 years old, the blimp is an ageless star in the sky. And the 246-foot-long airship will be in the background of the Daytona 500 on Sunday — roughly 1,500 feet above Daytona International ...