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NEW AIRSHIPS SOON IN FLIGHT WITH PASSENGERS

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, GERMANY, Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik, a German company, declared to have certified at Germany's Federal Air Traffic Office an airship capable to carry up to 19 passengers. They will pay about 300 USD to make a one hour flight on the secure airship, which commercial flights expected to start on June. The new airship is filled with non-flammable helium instead of the dangerous a...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 11822
Rome, Italy, 04/30/2001 14:12
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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