The Graf Zeppelin accomplished several aviation firsts, including the first commercial transatlantic flight, and a round-the-world flight. The airship had a luxurious gondola with private cabins ...

Before the modern jumbo jet and its first class suites, the biggest and grandest thing in luxury air travel was the German Zeppelin Airship. Of all the massive Zeppelin's constructed, the most ...

The crash of the Hindenburg marked the end of the airship era and ushered in the rise of airlines like Pan Am. By 1940, the two remaining Zeppelin airships were scrapped by order of Germany's Nazi ...

A quick Google search for "Hindenburg" provides all you need to know about the unfortunate fate of the last great airship era. Imagery of the zeppelin disaster has permeated popular culture ...