Hindenburg and its sister ship, the LZ 130 Graf Zeppelin II (launched in September 1938), were the only two airships ever purpose-built for regular commercial transatlantic passenger operations, although the latter never entered passenger service before being scrapped in 1940.
Hindenburg i njegov sestrinski brod LZ 130 Graf Zeppelin II (predstavljen u rujnu 1938.), bili su jedina dva zračna broda ikada namijenjeni redovnim komercijalnim transatlantskim putničkim letovima, iako LZ 130 nikada nije ušao u putnički servis prije nego što je otpisan u 1940. godini.