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 ...

LOS ANGELES - The Goodyear Blimp is one of the most recognizable aircraft in the world, often spotted floating over major sporting events and concerts. Despite its popularity, very few people get the ...

Reviving an early 20th-century ambition, an experimental airship debuted at Moffett Field in November, albeit for only a few minutes before technicians rolled the massive aircraft back inside its ...

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 ...

Word association with “airship” probably yields responses ranging from “Goodyear Blimp” to “Hindenburg.” Perhaps there’s also a vague sense that airships had their greatest run in popularity during ...

The blimp, the airship, the dirigible. Whatever you call them, you probably don’t find yourself thinking about them too often. They were an easy way to get airborne, predating the invention of the ...