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Britain's Airlander 10 is being billed as a less polluting alternative to traditional aircraft. Britain's innovative Airlander 10 airship could soon take to the skies to offer leisure passengers panoramic views and far less pollution than traditional aircraft, according to its manufacturer.…

Developer Far From Home has announced that is partnering up with Sony to bring Forever Skies to console in 2024. This includes both development support and funding."So, at the end of PC Early Access when we're ready to release the full game, we'll be launching it on PlayStation 5 for consoles," said gameplay lead Andrzej Blumenfeld. "Worry not though, this will not affect the ongoing development or release of the Steam version which will come out at the same time." Forever Skies is currently in…

The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive the newsletter every weekend in your inbox. Subscribe for free. Welcome back to The Station, your central hub for all past, present and future means of moving people and packages from Point A to Point B. This week, we’ll keep things short due to the Veteran’s Day holiday; don’t worry, we still have plenty for you to catch up on. But first, one fun thing. LTA Research, the Sergey Brin-backed…

Google co-founder Sergey Brin quietly founded LTA Research in 2015, and its massive Pathfinder 1 rigid airship prototype is preparing for its first outdoor flights, with a view to speeding up disaster response and starting zero-infrastructure cargo flights. At 407 ft (124 m) long and 66 ft (20 m) in diameter, it's considerably longer than the "flying buttocks" of the Airlander 10, although less than half of its width. It might not qualify as the world's largest aircraft, but it's still absolutely enormous, approaching…

Nunavut's biggest airline is taking its first step toward launching airships in Canada's North.Canadian North president and CEO Michael Rodyniuk signed a memorandum of understanding with the France-based company Flying Whales, which has an office in Quebec, at the Paris Airshow in late June. "We decided that we were going to work with them to be able to help them develop an aircraft that's going to be able to fly in the Arctic and North," Rodyniuk said. Canadian North hasn't contributed any money to Flying Whales and the…

Don’t lose your way (finder) Airship Syndicate is teaming up with the studio behind Warframe for a new multiplayer title. Wayfinder is a co-op action RPG that mixes fantasy and tech for some co-op action RPG adventures. Revealed at tonight’s Game Awards 2022, Wayfinder is a new action RPG for PC and consoles, aiming for 2023. Creative director Joe “Mad” Madureira, of Battle Chasers fame, is at the helm with Airship Syndicate. Digital Extremes, the company behind Warframe, is publishing. Wayfinder is set in the world of…

For today only, you can receive a $25 Best Buy gift card with your purchase of the Lego Bowser's Airship kit through the electronics retailer. The kit is one of many in the Lego Super Mario Adventure collection, and comes with both the Airship and plenty of familiar enemies. $100 with free $25 gift card…

H2 Clipper presents a very compelling case to bring back an extremely controversial technology, saying that large electric airships lifted and powered by green hydrogen stand ready to transport massive cargo loads over enormous distances much faster than cargo ships, opening up inland logistics facilities with minimal ground infrastructure, and doing it all with zero emissions. We're talking cargo loads up to 340,000 lb (150,000 kg – or the equivalent of about 115 Toyota Corollas), distances up to 6,000 miles (9,650 km,…