[ClumsyPilot]

I would love to see some real investment into them once again, for energy efficiency they can't be beat

[darrenf]

There's a UK company which is hoping to launch regular airship services for short routes within the next 5 years: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/26/airships-for-c...

[birktj]

Are they competitive with cars/trains though. In the article linked by the sibling it says the Airlander can reach speeds of 50 knots. That is probably fine for a cruise-ship type experience, but for actually going anywhere a well designed train network seems like it would be much more effective?