The blimp was 192 feet long and 50 feet wide with a cruising speed of 30 mph. It replaced the Spirit of Akron, which had crashed into trees in Portage County in 1999. Mark J. Price can be reached ...

“If it’s a big event, the Goodyear Blimp is there ... and made its initial flight from the massive Goodyear hangar in Akron, Ohio, back in 1925; we’re thinking the retro dirigible ...

Against all odds, Goodyear has kept blimps alive for 100 years. South Florida is home to the only Goodyear Blimp on the East ...

AKRON, Ohio, April 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In celebration of the Goodyear Blimp's 100 th anniversary this year, the company today announced that its blimp Wingfoot One will fly with an entirely ...

It's a sparkling afternoon and the Goodyear Blimp is cruising above the southern ... when one landed on the roof of a department store in Akron, Ohio. "And of course that photograph ran in ...

(MENAFN- PR Newswire) The company's iconic airship is being re-wrapped with a black and silver color scheme, including a vintage Goodyear logo on the sides and a reappearance of the blue and ...