Category Archives: Blimps

Two Goodyear airships now in Akron area; California blimp to be retired in August

Posted on June 2, 2015 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Akron Beacon Journal – ohio.com By Jim Mackinnon Keep your eyes peeled on the Akron-area skies in the upcoming weeks: You should spy two Goodyear airships flying around. Meanwhile, Goodyear’s California-based blimp will be retiring later this summer.

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‘Super-Sized’ Blimp over Houston – This Forgotten Day

Posted on May 4, 2015 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Houston Chronicle – chron.com By Bryan Kerr May 1, 1986: On this day, the McDonald’s “McBlimp” arrived in Houston to help celebrate the Texas Sesquicentennial.

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See What It’s Like To Drive A Blimp To Work Every Day

Posted on May 4, 2015 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Van Wagner Aerial Media On April 29th, the New York Post published an inside look into what it is like to be a blimp pilot. Van Wagner Aerial Media’s very own Terry Dillard, Chief Captain of MetLife Blimp Snoopy … Continue reading →

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Van Wagner Aerial Media Hiring Blimp Crew Members

Posted on April 17, 2015 by LighterThanAirSociety

Have you dreamed of working as a blimp crew member? Van Wagner Aerial Media is looking for blimp crew members. See their job posting here.

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You Can Now Drink Gin in a Flying Cucumber

Posted on April 14, 2015 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Forbes – forbes.com By Allie Early Dedicated “unusualists” know that William Grant & Sons’ Hendrick’s Gin is no stranger to over-the-top brand events…that being said, this is their craziest (and coolest) venture yet.

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