--Tiremaker's airship departs Los Angeles for second U.S. cross-country tour

LOS ANGELES, July 12, 2018 – Goodyear Blimp Wingfoot Two departs from Los Angeles today on a 2,600-mile journey across the United States. The airship will venture east across eight states on its second cross-country tour in the past year. Wingfoot Two is scheduled to fly over Tucson, Arizona; Deming, New Mexico; Hobbs, New Mexico; Fort Worth, Texas; Fayetteville, Arkansas; St. Louis, Missouri; and Indianapolis, Indiana. Fans in cities and towns throughout the entire region will be able to spot Goodyear's aerial ambassador overhead.

The mission is a direct transit from California to Ohio and is expected to span nine days from July 12 through July 20, weather-permitting. The blimp's final destination will be Goodyear's Wingfoot Lake Airship Base outside of Akron, Ohio, where the company has built more than 300 blimps since 1917.

Since arriving in the Los Angeles area in October 2017, Carson-based Wingfoot Two has covered the 129^th Rose Parade, the 104^th Rose Bowl, the 75^th Golden Globes and 90^th Academy Awards red carpets; PGA Tour stops across California and Arizona; NASCAR races; and the NBA Finals, Western Conference Finals and All-Star Game.

Launched in 2016, Wingfoot Two is the second of a new generation of Goodyear blimps, which includes Florida-based Wingfoot One, and Ohio-based Wingfoot Three.

About The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

Goodyear 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.

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/PRNewswire -- July 12, 2018 /

SOURCE The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company