This is a wasted opportunity. Floating objects, whether boats, bubbles or blimps, can be moved and parked with relative ease.

Airships, except when they’re used for tire ... The rest of that lifting power comes from helium, a non-reactive gas that’s lighter than air, and four engines that run on jet fuel (for now ...

Passengers in Spain could soon be boarding airships instead of jets for short-haul flights. Air Nostrum, an airline owned by the same company as British Airways, ordered 10 helium airships to be ...

The Airlander 10 is not a lighter-than-air craft like traditional airships. Instead, the vehicle uses the buoyancy from its helium envelope to create only 60-80% of its lift. The rest of the left ...

The Airlander 10 is not a lighter-than-air craft like traditional airships. Instead, the vehicle uses the buoyancy from its helium envelope to create only 60-80% of its lift. The rest of the left ...

Replacing flammable hydrogen with helium has allowed for safer development and aims to avoid a repeat of the Hindenburg disaster, the luxury German airship that exploded live on film in 1937.

Spanish airlines Air Nostrum inked a deal for 20 HAV Airlander 10 airships, and the 100-seater helium-filled vehicle is set for a 2028 debut. At launch, the Airlander 10 will be equipped with four ...

While challenges like helium cost and buoyancy control remain, companies are developing innovative solutions to make airships a viable option for a greener future. As climate change accelerates ...

If you’ve watched a major sporting event on TV recently—whether a college football game or a NASCAR race—chances are, you’ve seen aerial footage captured by a Goodyear Blimp. The massive ...

Work underway to prepare for manufacture of Airlander in South Yorkshire. Spanish airline group Air Nostrum has doubled its commitment for Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) Airlander from10 to 20 aircraft.

But has airship technology matured? Bedford, UK-based Hybrid Air Vehicles thinks so and its Airlander zeppelins which use helium for lift, are supposed to make air travel not only far safer but ...