Airship

EASA defines “Airship” in one regulation. The wording below is reproduced verbatim from the EASA Easy Access Rules, with a link to the paragraph it comes from.

"Airship" means a power-driven lighter-than-air aircraft, with the exception of hot-air airships, which are considered to be balloons in accordance with Article 2(7) of Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/395.

FCL.010 · Aircrew · Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 · Easy Access Rules, 25 Nov 2025 revision · Read FCL.010

Defined in the same article

Accessible
aerobatic flight
aeroplane
Aeroplane required to be operated with a co-pilot
Aeroplane upset prevention and recovery training
aircraft
Airmanship
Angular operation

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