--Aerial coverage from Oakland and Cleveland

AKRON, Ohio, May 31, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Beginning with tonight's opening game of the NBA Finals, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company's world-famous blimps will continue a longstanding tradition of providing aerial coverage of the most-watched sports and entertainment events.

The Los Angeles-based Wingfoot Two, which made recent appearances in Oakland for the Western Conference Finals, is slated to cover Games 1, 2, 5 and 7, as necessary. Wingfoot One, on summer tour away from its Pompano Beach, Florida, home, is scheduled to provide aerial coverage for Games 3, 4 and 6, as necessary.

Launched in 2014, Wingfoot One is the first of a new generation of Goodyear Blimps, which includes sister vessel Wingfoot Two, christened in 2016. A third blimp is coming this summer. All three have been built at Goodyear's Wingfoot Lake Airship Base in Suffield, Ohio.

Since Goodyear's new fleet took flight, Wingfoot One and Wingfoot Two have provided aerial coverage of numerous marquee events, including the NBA Finals, the Daytona 500, the Oscars Red Carpet, the PGA Championship, the Rose Parade and the College Football Playoff National Championship.

About The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company:

Goodyear (NASDAQ: GT) is one of the world's largest tire companies. It employs about 64,000 people and manufactures its products in 48 facilities in 22 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centers in Akron, Ohio, and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg, strive to develop state-of-the-art products and services that set the technology and performance standard for the industry. For more information about Goodyear and its products, go to www.goodyear.com/corporate.

SOURCE The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company