BLUF

Aims to establish Australia’s first airship freight base, with operations expected by 2028—aiming to revolutionise heavy freight transport while reducing carbon emissions.

Summary

  1. Six Australian airship bases planned, 160 globally.
  2. Airships provide a net-zero alternative for freight.
  3. Helium, not hydrogen, used for safety.
  4. The LCA60T will be the world’s largest aircraft.
  5. CASA certification required for Australian operations.
READ: Airship network Flying Whales signs up Mount Isa as first base to revolutionise freight transport.

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