Pic:::Airlander took its first flight in 2017 from Cardington Airfield/wp/bbc
Travel&Tourism reporter:::
Stephen McGlennan, chief executive officer of HAV, said: "Our focus is now entirely on bringing the first batch of production standard, type certified Airlander 10 aircraft into service with customers.
"The prototype served its purpose as the world's first full-sized hybrid aircraft, providing us with the data we needed to move forward from prototype to production standard.
"As a result, we do not plan to fly the prototype aircraft again."
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The company said it had already had the design of the next airship approved by the European Aviation Safety Agency.
It said this now puts them in a "strong position to launch production".
The company carried out its first test flight of Airlander 10 from its former home at Cardington Airfield in August 2016 but left the site in June last year.
In July, HAV revealed that it is to offer "luxury expeditions" when the airship tests were completed.
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