Lockheed Martin wins first order for hybrid airships

UK startup Straightline Aviation (SLA) has placed a letter of intent for up to 12 Lockheed Martin Hybrid Airships. The deal, the first for the new airship, is potentially worth up to $480 million. SLA, based at Wolverhampton in the West Midlands, plans to operate the airships initially for the oil...
Alan Dron

Based in London, Alan is Europe & Middle East correspondent at Air Transport World.

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