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List of current airships in the United States

The Spirit of Goodyear, one of the iconic Goodyear Blimps

This is a list of airships with a current unexpired Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)[1] registration.

In 2021, Reader's Digest said that "consensus is that there are about 25 blimps still in existence and only about half of them are still in use for advertising purposes".[2] The Airsign Airship Group is the owner and operator of 8 of these active ships, including the Hood Blimp, DirecTV blimp, and the MetLife blimp.[3]

Goodyear

These airships are registered to the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company of Akron, Ohio.

AirSign Airships

These airships are registered to AirSign Airships of Williston, Florida.

Icarus Aircraft

These airships are registered to Icarus Aircraft of Palm City, FL:

SCEYE Inc

These airships are registered to SCEYE Inc. of Moriarty, NM as SCEYE Airship:

Other miscellaneous airships

These are other miscellaneous airships from the registry, many of which are unverified to exist or may be mistakenly listed as airships:

References

  1. ^ "Aircraft Registry". FAA. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
  2. ^ Cutolo, Morgan (April 3, 2021). "Here's Why You Don't See Blimps Anymore".
  3. ^ Broughton, David (June 23, 2014). "Flying high: How sponsors, networks and fans make the business of blimps soar". Sports Business Journal. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
  4. ^ "Goodyear Retires Spirit of Innovation". Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  5. ^ "Goodyear Blimp "Spirit of America" retires; transition to high-tech fleet continues". Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. Retrieved 2022-07-01.

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