2012 airship ventures ceased flight operations . airship ventures proudly operated america s first commercial passenger zeppelin airship eureka from october 2008 to november 2012 . over 20 000 passengers were introduced to the wonder and joy of travel by airship floating serenely over california and beyond . we provided unique flight seeing tours televised coverage of events a stable aerial platform for scientific research & development set aviation records performed at air shows and produced a number of weird and wonderful skydiving stunts . we ceased operations due to lack of a major title advertising sponsor a necessary part of the revenue mix . the zeppelin was disassembled and has been returned to her place of manufacture in germany . you can read a running diary of the history of our company and operations on our blog and you can also find people talking about us and sharing their memories and experiences on our facebook page . contacting us if you need to contact us please do so by sending an email to info airshipventures.com . contact us blog facebook report abuse powered by google sites