Goodyear names newest blimp pilot

CARSON, Calif. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company announced that Nathan Brooks has become its newest blimp pilot following his "check flight" at the company's Airship Operations facility in Carson, Calif.

Brooks joins Pilot-in-Charge Jon Conrad, Assistant Pilot-in-Charge Matthew St. John and Senior Pilot Kristen Davis as pilots for the California-based "Spirit of America" airship.

Goodyear blimps are used to promote Goodyear's business, support customers, help charities and provide the best aerial views of major television events. The tiremaker's blimp tradition began in 1925 when it built its first airship, the "Pilgrim."