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MIT Technology Review

Welcome to the big blimp boom

In May, the somewhat secretive Sergey Brin–backed company LTA Research, which has been working on airships since 2016, announced that it’s ready to unveil its first, the Pathfinder 1.

Bloomberg Businessweek

The Next Big Idea in Lighter-Than-Air

After years of work, LTA is getting ready to unveil Pathfinder 1, the first in what the company intends to be a large fleet of airships.

United Nations ESCAP

Airship technology for air connectivity and humanitarian aid in the Caribbean and the Pacific

The Airship transport alternative, in its diverse engineering variants, has the potential to be a game-changing technology with significant development in recent years.

IEEE Spectrum

The Tech Is Finally Good Enough for an Airship Revival

At Moffett Field in Mountain View, Calif., Lighter Than Air (LTA) Research is floating a new approach to a technology that saw its rise and fall a century ago: airships.

Air Cargo News

Airships have a role to play in sustainable air cargo supply chains

Airships offer efficiency and flexibility for air cargo operations and could play an important role in zero emissions aviation goals.

BBC Future

The giant hangar poised for an aviation revolution

Airships could offer a much cleaner and quieter alternative for some aspects of the aviation market. In a former airship factory, a new generation are taking shape.

Aersospace Testing International

Airship firm LTA Research scaling up for first flight

Work to build the largest airship in the world is ramping up in advance of the first flight of its design, which could happen before the end of this year.

Financial Times

Airship start-up grows rapidly: San Francisco-based Lighter Than Air Research

LTA hopes to reinvent the blimp for the 21st century with “zero-emissions” flights.

Robb Report

LTA is building a massive 400-foot airship for humanitarian missions

Christened Pathfinder 1, the new airship is a far cry from the zeppelins of 100 years ago. It is expected to measure 400 feet from tip to tail.

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About LTA Research

LTA Research is an aerospace research and development company reimagining aviation by building and flying next-generation airships. Founded in 2013, the company operates out of locations with deep aviation roots in Ohio, Nevada, and California. LTA is currently conducting flight training with Pathfinder 1, a proof-of-concept airship demonstrating the lighter-than-air technology that will redefine air travel and transportation to be more efficient, sustainable, and adaptable.

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