Few modes of transportation have captured the public’s imagination like blimps and other airships. Something about these lighter-than-air aircraft evokes the past and feels futuristic simultaneously.

July 5 -- Firefighters still battling the wildfires in the Western United States could sure use some more help from above. Air tankers and helicopters that can drop water or flame-retardant chemicals ...

At 100, the airship is still in demand. Credit...Nic Antaya for The New York Times Supported by Photographs and Video by Nic Antaya By Ken Belson For the past 70 years, the Goodyear blimp has been as ...

Over the past month, a mysterious and bright orange blimp has drifted around the western U.S., hovering over the Santa Monica Pier and baffling Tucson residents who stepped out for a smoke. The ...