Zeppelin Company Chairman Eckener was furious and rebuked Lehmann .
Zeppelin Company Chairman Eckener had opposed the joint flight both because it politicized the airships and had forced the cancellation of an essential final endurance test for Hindenburg .
Zeppelin Company Chairman Eckener , who had opposed the joint flight both because it politicized the airships and had forced the cancellation of an essential final endurance test for Hindenburg , was furious and rebuked Lehmann .