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The $US40 Million Delivery Blimp

12:30PM August 31, 2011 | Andrew Tarantola

The Ice Road Truckers may soon have themselves some competition if Canadian specialty aviation company, Discovery Air, has its way. They want to deliver supplies to the Great White North’s most remote locales via dirigible by 2014. More »

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The Future Of Cargo Transport Is A Slow Aussie UFO

5:00AM October 4, 2010 | Jack Loftus

The future of heavy cargo transportation looked positively eco-friendly and blimp-like earlier this year, so it’s really no surprise that Australia’s Skylifter cargo blimp is making the internet rounds this weekend. More »

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Global Blimp Network Will Deliver Our Goods By 2020

6:40PM July 1, 2010 | Gary Cutlack

If you’re still sad-faced about never getting a go in Concorde we have yet more bad news – air travel is getting slower again. This time we’re warping back to 1930s flight speeds, thanks to a new wave of cargo blimps. More »

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Bullet 580 Blimp Is The World’s Largest Airship – Which You Can Hire

9:38PM May 20, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Costing $US8 million, the Bullet 580 is the world’s largest blimp, measuring 71m long and 6m in diameter. Able to be flown remotely or with a crew, you could rent it – for over $US300,000 a month. More »

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Buzz Aldrin Double Fists An iPhone And A Blackberry On A Blimp

10:00AM September 4, 2009 | Sean Fallon

Apparently Airship Ventures’ Zeppelin Tours of San Francisco welcomed a distinguished passenger on board recently—none other than Buzz Aldrin. Apparently, the view did not take precedence over his rigorous work schedule. More »