All published news about the airship industry.
Air Nostrum, which operates flights under the Iberia Regional umbrella from its Valencia base, has ordered 10 Airlander 10 aircraft, with delivery scheduled for 2026. (Hybrid Air Vehicles) Julia Buckley ~ CNN As the quest for less environmentally damaging aviation continues, one Spanish airline has thrown its hat into the ring by ordering new hybrid […]
$30-million investment by Quebec government shows foresight into emerging transportation field By Martin Cash ~ Winnipeg Free Press Recent controversy about the Quebec government investing $30 million in a French airship company was like catnip for University of Manitoba logistics professor and world renowned airship expert, Barry Prentice. Prentice has been studying airships, talking to […]
By Giuseppe Valiante ~ The Canadian Press Montreal, QC — Quebec Premier Francois Legault is dismissing naysayers who are accusing his government of wasting $30 million on a company that wants to build giant airships to transport heavy cargo around the province’s far north. The Journal de Montreal reported Tuesday that the previous Liberal government […]
Article By Mylène Crête in Quebec City – www.ledevoir.com The Quebec government is right to invest $ 30 million in the construction of industrial airships, according to Barry Prentice, a transportation economics expert at the University of Manitoba who has been interested in this technology for many years. “This industry is still in its infancy, […]
Article By CÉLINE FABRIÈS -The sun The French company Flying Whales signed Wednesday morning the cooperation agreement and financial participation of $ 30 million with the Quebec government for the creation of a heavy load airship. Thanks to this agreement, Flying Whales’ Quebec subsidiary obtains the exclusivity of production for the American continent. As of […]