Goodyear Blimp to Visit Canada

Posted on September 22, 2016 by LighterThanAirSociety

08 WF2Source: PR Newswire – prnewswire.com

Iconic Airship to Flyover Niagara Falls and Provide Coverage of the World Cup of Hockey

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Canadian Airship Developer Signs Deal for African Relief

Posted on September 21, 2016 by LighterThanAirSociety

solar_ship_croppedSource: Northern Ontario Business – northernontariobusiness.com

By: Northern Ontario Business staff

Canadian airship manufacturer Solar Ship has announced an agreement to sell four aircraft to Manaf Freighters for disaster relief in Africa.

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Touchdown! Team SUI-01 Crosses the Sea to Greece to Win

Posted on September 21, 2016 by LighterThanAirSociety

team0Source: gordonbennett.aero

Team SUI-01: “So now we are descending over beautiful flat ground. Thank you to all our team for the fantastic support. It was a great time and we can still find it hard to believe that our dream is about to come true…”

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60th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett Is Underway

Posted on September 20, 2016 by LighterThanAirSociety

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At 0:25 AM, CET of September 21, the Spain 1 balloon landed on the southern tip of Italy, leaving only the Swiss 1 & 2 balloons as the remaining teams still flying. Continue reading →

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60th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett

Posted on September 16, 2016 by LighterThanAirSociety

balloons-at-take-offSource: Fédération Aéronautique Internationale – fai.org

The 60th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett take off from Gladbeck in Germany has been postponed until Sunday, 18 September 2016 due to inclement weather.

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