SUFFIELD, Ohio— Akron native Savannah James, a businesswoman and philanthropist active in the foundation established by her husband, Cleveland Cavaliers' star LeBron James, christened the newest addition to Goodyear's fleet of blimps.
In doing so, James joins aviator Amelia Earhart (1929), astronaut Sally Ride (2000), International Speedway Corp. President Lesa France Kennedy (2006) and Robin Roberts, co-anchor or ABC's “Good Morning America” (2014) as women who have christened a Goodyear blimp.
Since 1917, Goodyear has designed and built more than 300 blimps for public relations and defense applications, the company said. Many of those airships were built at the facility in Suffield.