The robust neural network flight control scheme is proposed for the plane movement of the airship with disturbance based on the nonlinear sliding mode technology to improve the flight robust performance. The neural networks are used to approximate the uncertainty of the airship model and the weight values are adjusted on line to achieve the approximation. To effectively handle the external disturbance of the airship,the robust flight control is designed combining the parameter adaptation with neural networks and sliding mode control for the airship. Finally,the plane movement control of the airship is executed to demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed robust airship flight control method.