Google cofounder Sergey Brin’s ‘air yachts’ have been approved for flight

• Sergey Brin’s airship company LTA Research recently received flight clearance for its vessel Pathfinder 1. 
• That means the company can now test the massive airship in designated airspaces in the Bay Area.
• Brin launched the company in 2016 and plans to use his airships to deliver humanitarian aid. 

Google cofounder Sergey Brin’s airship is ready to take flight.

LTA Research, Brin’s company that aims to deliver humanitarian aid through “lighter than air” blimp-like vehicles, announced this week that its Pathfinder 1 vessel received its airworthiness certificate. The company received the certificate on September 6, a spokesperson for the FAA subsequently told to Insider by email.