Deployment
Buoyant Aero Cargo Blimp at Los Angeles, California, USA
Buoyant Aero's unmanned hybrid airship is a zero-emissions autonomous drone blimp designed for middle-mile cargo delivery, with 650 lb payload capacity. The blimp fits into existing supply chains for simpler operations compared to traditional cargo aircraft.
Buoyant Aero Cargo Blimp by Buoyant Aero · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified · Drones
Recent coverage
- YC grad Buoyant wants to solve middle-mile delivery with cargo airshipsBen Smith, Deploy Editor · 2021-08-27
- Launch HN: Buoyant (YC S21) – Blimp drones for air freightBen Smith, Deploy Editor · 2021-08-27
3-day branded blimp campaign for Amazon Prime Video/MGM 'Heads of State' film along the LA coastline (Malibu to Redondo Beach), July 4th weekend 2025. Delivered 762,500+ impressions across 7 beach zones. Demonstrates 'Blimps-as-a-Service' aerial advertising capability.
Key facts
- Impressions
- 762,500+
- Client
- Amazon Prime Video / MGM Studios
Exposure
- Customer segment
- logistics
- Scale tier
- mass 100 999
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Safety record
1 incident on record (1 minor). Most recent: May 2026.
- minor
- 1
Most recent: May 2026
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Incidents on record (1)
- FAA issues Certificate of Waiver 107W-2026-00686 to Buoyant Aero for UAS operations over humans and moving vehicles2026-05-15 · Regulatory action
Direct incidents recorded against this deployment. Retracted incidents are excluded here but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
- Trust tier
- Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
- Last updated
- 2026-08-21
- Company
- Buoyant Aero
- Location
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Operator
- Buoyant Aero
- Status
- operational
- Scale at site
- 100+ units
- Site environment
- outdoor
- Location precision
- city centroid
- First seen
- 2025-07-04
- ID
b9504d1d-fae0-48af-a30f-df79db999751
Timeline
- Jul 2025First recordedBuoyant Aero Cargo Blimp first documented operating at Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Aug 2026Current status: operational, reviewedLatest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.
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Sources (1)
- https://www.buoyant.aero/case-studies/amazon · 2025-07-04
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: prototype
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: aerial
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
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