Airship advertising with its own fleet operation – branding, campaigns and full service since 2004
air graphic Luftschiffwerbung Matthäus Smodis
Frechen near Cologne · 50226 Brunnenallee 119New on Amplifa
About air graphic
air graphic Luftschiffwerbung Matthäus Smodis is a service provider specialising in airship advertising, based in Frechen near Cologne. The sole proprietorship, founded in 2004 by airline captain Matthäus Smodis, operates a fleet of several hot-air airships and deploys them across Europe for advertising campaigns, promotional tours and film productions. Customers can choose between the complete branded airship system (envelope, gondola, transport trailer, tow vehicle, crew equipment), complete branding of the airship envelope of over 2,000 m², and attached giant banners (two panels of approx. 25 x 9 m each). The full-service offering includes project planning, obtaining permits, site inspections, road transport, up to two advertising flights per day, provision of the crew as well as monthly deployment reports. Reference customers include Trigema, E WIE EINFACH, Warsteiner, Germanwings, Krombacher, ZDF/3Sat and Urlaubsguru.
- Site
- Frechen
- Processes
- Airship advertising (complete system, airship envelope, giant banners), Individual deployments, Advertising and promotional tours, Chartering for film productions, camera flights, incentives, Project planning and execution incl. permits, Maintenance and logistics, Computer animations for visualisation, Deployment reports
- Materials
- Complete system, Airship envelope, Giant banners
- Certificates
- Permit management for airspace use
- Founded
- 2004
- Industries
- Advertising/Marketing, Events, TV/Film production
- 01
Consulting and concept development
- 02
Computer animation to visualise the branding
- 03
Production of the branding (envelope, banners)
- 04
Obtaining permits and site inspection
- 05
Road transport and setup
- 06
Advertising flight with crew (up to 2 flights per day)
- 07
Monthly deployment reports
- 08
Maintenance and logistics
Service Types
Complete system
Complete branding of airship envelope, gondola, transport trailer, tow vehicle and crew equipment for long-term campaigns.
Airship envelope
Design of the entire envelope with over 2,000 m² of advertising space, durable envelope material.
Giant banners
Two attached advertising panels of approx. 25 x 9 m each, campaign launch at short notice within two to four weeks.
Location
Frechen
DEHead office
- Hot-air airships
- Transport trailers
- Tow vehicles
Inside the production
Industries
Additional services
Reference customers
Permits and Safety
Carrying out the campaigns includes obtaining all required permits, site inspections, and operation by experienced pilots and crew members. No commercial passenger flights with airships are conducted.
| Evidence | Frechen |
|---|---|
| Permit management for airspace use |
History
- 2004
Foundation of air graphic Luftschiffwerbung Matthäus Smodis in Frechen near Cologne by airline captain Matthäus Smodis; participation in the Warsteiner International Montgolfiade since the company was founded.
- 2004
Start of airship deployments for Germanwings (until 2013, approx. 50–80 deployments per year).
- 2011
Start of airship advertising for E WIE EINFACH with over 70 deployments per year.
- 2013
End of the Germanwings deployments after the airline's rebranding.
- 2016
TRIGEMA has been using an airship in the company's own branding since May 2016; Urlaubsguru has been deploying its own airship since summer 2016.