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An Airship Has Landed at Cardington Shed 1

Posted on December 26, 2013 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Bedford Times & Citizen – BedfordToday.co.uk Famous for airships, the Cardington sheds are once again home to a cutting-edge lighter-than-air vehicle which, one day, could take tourists for joyrides.

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Surveillance Blimp Will Help Police Border

Posted on December 20, 2013 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Valley Morning Star By Dan Santella – The Monitor It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s … no, it’s a Border Patrol blimp. Mobile, unmanned, aerial security surveillance has arrived in the Rio Grande Valley.

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Goodyear Blimp Innovator Honored

Posted on December 18, 2013 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Mickey Wittman inducted into Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame “Father of sports aerial broadcasting” led Goodyear blimp TV coverage for 28 years

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Aeroscraft Corp and Cargolux Airlines International sign memorandum of understanding

Posted on December 18, 2013 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Canadian Transportation and Logistics – ctl.ca Aeroscraft Corporation (Aeros), creator of a new variable-buoyancy cargo airship known as the Aeroscraft, and Cargolux Airlines International S.A (Cargolux), have signed a memorandum of understanding.

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European Parliament leaders host Aeros executives

Posted on December 8, 2013 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Windpower Engineering & Development The President and CEO of Aeros Igor Pasternak, and Director of Strategic Finance, William C. Feeley, were invited to the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium to discuss the economic and environmental benefits of the Aeroscraft … Continue reading →

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