Ambitious? Yes. CargoLifter is creating a helium-filled airship called the CL 160 that is three times the size of a football field, capable of carrying up to 160 metric tons. In comparison ...

The developers of Cargolifter CL 160, a German design, used to say that their craft could carry 26,000 pounds of food to disaster victims. But the Cargolifter itself needs aid now; its parent ...

As many as 500 jobs are said to be on the line at the company, which has been plagued by financial problems for months now as it has developed the CL 160 blimp. Earlier this month, Cargolifter ...