Will airships come back in use?

Giant blimp-like airships are making a comeback ... And it could be just two years before airships begin to take to the skies for commercial use. ... read more

The training of the dirigible personnel is no mean item and it accounts for the scarcity of capable rigid airship men today. It started almost when I did—back in May, 1917, with a student flight in a free balloon at St. Louis under the auspices of the Missouri Aeronautical Society. read more

Since then, the use of airships has been extremely limited, as technological advances allowed airplanes and helicopters to dominate aviation. Though blimps played a useful surveillance role in World War II, airships today are mostly used for overhead photography at sports events, and as massive flying billboards. read more

It’s unlikely. Modern jet aircraft provide speed and low-cost that no airship could ever equal. read more