Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Alan Weston, CEO of LTA Research, talks about the test section for the airship Pathfinder 3 Thursday at the Akron Airdock. The ...

Akron's getting back into the blimp business at its famous airdock. The city said March 8 that LTA Research—which derives its name from the phrase "lighter than air," according to its website—has ...

More than 2,500 miles away from Akron in Silicon Valley, what engineers say is the world's largest airship took flight for the first time. This massive snow-white zeppelin-like ship is slated to soar ...

If you've ever dreamed of serving on the ground crew of an airship — a bit like the Goodyear Blimp, but unlike blimps, these are rigid and even more cutting-edge — now might be your chance. Or, if ...

The largest airship to be built in the United States since the 1930s is expected to start taking shape later this year inside the Akron Airdock, with its first flight possibly coming in 2023. And the ...