Carson, Calif.-based GZ-20A Goodyear Blimp "Spirit of America" to retire in August 2015 Twin sister ship "Spirit of Innovation" coming to Los Angeles in September 2015 New fleet build continues, updated model airship expected in Southern California by 2017 ...
Goodyear Blimp Spirit of America to embark on West Coast Farewell Tour May 4, 2015 After nearly 13 years of soaring high above Southern California, the Goodyear blimp "Spirit of America" will be retired in August 2015—but not before it takes its final expedition. "Spirit of America" will...
For it is publicity, as much as helium, that has kept the 192-foot-long vehicle afloat for 25 years in Southern California. Indeed, it has become such a South Bay fixture that local residents have taken the blimp under their wing--visiting it, waving goodby to it, and inquiring about i...
Flying for Goodyear – and showing off what’s arguably the world’s most iconic blimp – means he and the other blimp crews help raise hundreds of thousands of dollars each year for groups such as the Boys and Girls Club and the United Way. Hour-long blimp rides are auctioned off at ...