Snow blindness: Airships in Canada’s northern transportation policy

This commentary by Barry Prentice examines the viability of cargo airships to address the northern transportation puzzle.

By Barry Prentice ~ macdonaldlaurier.ca

“If cargo airships are such a good idea for the North, why aren’t the skies filled with them?” This question was posed to me by the Macdonald-Laurier Institute a few months ago.

It is a fair question and deserves an honest answer that is now available at: https://macdonaldlaurier.ca/snow-blindness-airships-in-canadas-northern-transportation-policy/

This article considers the fit for cargo airships within Canada’s current transportation policy framework and reasons that it has taken so long for the technology to emerge. Regardless, a tipping point is approaching.

Those interested in the rebirth of airships should come to the Aviation Innovations Conference at Toronto, Oct. 20-21, 2022. Here is a description of the conference, and a link to the conference website: https://www.aviationinnovations.info/. Early bird rates apply for hotel and conference registration until September 22, 2022.