Airships, except when they’re used for tire company ads, seem like vestiges of the past nowadays. But Hybrid Air Vehicles wants to change that with its new Airlander aircraft, which promises to be ...

An unbelievable $1 billion superyacht that comes with its own detachable airship is gearing up to dominate the seas. Plans for the jaw-dropping Colossea — a 699-foot-long cruiser — were debuted this ...

When people think of airships, they either picture the Goodyear blimp circling the skies of major sports events or the Hindenburg going up in flames. Multiple start-ups are looking to up the notion ...

A century ago, zeppelin passengers soared across the Atlantic Ocean in luxurious gondolas hanging from humongous hydrogen-filled balloons — the biggest aircraft humanity has ever built. Then, in 1937, ...

Composites enable next-generation rigid airship design. LTA Research’s Pathfinder 1, its first full-scale, electric-powered prototype airship, is shown here during construction in Mountain View, Calif ...

When I say “airship,” you might think of the Goodyear Blimp, now celebrating 100 years of advertising tires by slowly hovering above outdoor sporting events. Or, if you’re drawn to the macabre, recall ...

Decades after blimps faded from the skies, China is betting on a comeback — this time with zero emissions. Last week, the country’s first all-electric airship completed its maiden flight, part of an ...