Otilia Drăgan
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A master’s in International Relations, as well as working in online media for more than five years, have given her a deeper perspective on how people everywhere can inspire each other.
Homes on wheels, aircraft or boats, these fresh, sometimes quirky, ideas from all over the world are worth sharing.
Scania Puts Its First Fully Electric 70.5-Ton Truck on the Roads of Sweden
14 Dec 2021, 07:43 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Light electric trucks have started operating for a while now, but it’s time for medium and heavy-duty trucks to show off their abilities as well, proving that zero emissions can be perfectly compatible with high performance. After developi...
Russia’s Flagship Airline Takes a Huge Step Towards the Use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel
14 Dec 2021, 06:33 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Russia is joining some of the biggest airlines in the world in the effort towards zero-emission flights by establishing the first-ever Eurasian SAF Alliance, through which it hopes to extend the development and use of sustainable aviation fuel in t...
United Airlines Sets Another Record With the Purchase of 100 Hydrogen-Electric Motors
14 Dec 2021, 05:33 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / It’s no wonder that United was named “Eco-Airline of the Year” for the third time this year. It’s one of the few airlines to partner with several innovative aviation companies in order to tackle the CO2 emissions issues from...
British Billionaire’s $67M Award-Winning Custom Benetti Is the Ultimate Family Yacht
14 Dec 2021, 04:39 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The notion of a “family boat” is taken to another level when the owners are a real estate and interior design billionaire and a popular actress. Their award-winning luxury yacht flaunts a custom artistic interior and a family-friendly l...
Trucking Company Hit With Discrimination Lawsuit, Ordered to Pay $500K
13 Dec 2021, 11:27 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / In the midst of a huge labor shortage in the trucking industry, which is threatening to have a serious impact on multiple supply chains, a trucking company was accused of discriminating against women by implementing a strength job test that unfairl...
Pro Racing Driver Samantha Tan Wants to Become the First Asian Woman to Win Le Mans
13 Dec 2021, 10:03 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Not a lot of race car drivers out there flaunt vehicles with an artistic design, but the BMW M4 GT4 with a design inspired by Van Gogh’s “Starry Night” is a true match for Samantha Tan. The 24-year-old racing champion is reaching ...
Airbus Developing Hydrogen Storage Tanks for Its Future Emissions-Free Aircraft
13 Dec 2021, 08:13 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Who will be the first to introduce a hybrid-hydrogen commercial aircraft? Airbus is one of the companies aiming for the “prize,” with its ongoing development of not just one, but three versions of zero-emissions aircraft concepts called...
The New Orient Express “Rolling Palace” Is Ready to Bring Back Luxury Train Travel
13 Dec 2021, 06:57 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Some say that, despite government funding and industry efforts, rail as an effective means of transportation is dead. But luxury isn’t. So, any kind of high-end, opulent travel is still a ticket for success at any time. It might not be as sur...
Another Major Win for the F-35 Fighter Jet, Dassault Publicly Blames “American Preference”
13 Dec 2021, 05:51 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Lockheed Martin proudly announced that the F-35 Lightning II has been chosen by the Finnish government for its HX Fighter program, but not everyone is happy about the news. The French aviation giant Dassault publicly expressed its disappointment, p...
Greensboro Real Estate Magnate Sold His All-American Luxury Yacht, a Family Gift
13 Dec 2021, 04:54 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Most of us wouldn’t consider selling a gift that we offered to a family member, but when you’re a millionaire and that gift happens to be a luxury yacht, things are different. Greensboro’s famous real estate tycoon just sold the A...
Massive Carrier Aircraft Roc to Help the U.S. Army Sharpen Its Hypersonic Skills
10 Dec 2021, 10:28 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / It looks like the U.S. Department of Defense wants to speed things up when it comes to hypersonic capabilities and the strategy against hypersonic threats. A recent contract awarded to the Stratolaunch testing expert for this type of flight, throug...
UK Ready to Write History With the Launch of Its First Rocket in More Than Half a Century
10 Dec 2021, 09:12 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / 2021 has been a breakthrough year for Britain’s aerospace industry, so far, and it looks like next year it will literally take off – a private satellite launch services provider began constructing the first orbital launch pad in the UK,...
Mysterious Millionaire Receives the PHI Luxury Yacht With Magnificent Laser Lighting
10 Dec 2021, 07:57 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / With an intriguing name, inspired by the famous Golden Ratio concept, and a head-turning appearance, Phi is one of the most challenging projects undertaken by the luxury Dutch shipyard Royal Huisman, due to it being the longest motor yacht with a w...
United’s Future All-Electric Regional Aircraft Now Boasts a State-of-the-Art Flight Deck
10 Dec 2021, 06:58 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Earlier this year, we were telling you about the fully-electric regional passenger airplane that was perfect for vacation flights in difficult-to-reach areas, such as certain exotic islands. Now, the Swedish ES-19 electric airliner takes a step fur...
Future Supersonic Jet Rumored to Be Built in North Carolina, in $106M Secret Project
10 Dec 2021, 06:01 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The fastest commercial flights are closer than ever to becoming a reality, with Boom Supersonic’s Overture airliner set to succeed where the famous Concorde had failed – it will fly people anywhere in the world, twice as fast compared t...
Former Mercenary Turned Oil Tycoon Is Selling His $53M Stunning Custom Toy, the Beast
10 Dec 2021, 05:03 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / All millionaires have fancy toys, but only a few of them have the knowledge and passion for choosing models that can stand the test of time through incredible performance and innovative design instead of being just another flashy item. When a milli...
It’s Official - Drone Racing League Now Accredited by the Federal Aviation Administration
9 Dec 2021, 11:08 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / With autonomous car races and robot speedboats races changing the conventional idea of racing, it’s no surprise that there’s a drone racing championship out there as well. Having recently been accredited by the Federal Aviation Administ...
Connecticut-Based Cargo Ship Operator Completes First Successful Biofuel Voyage
9 Dec 2021, 09:50 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / As the International Maritime Organization (IMO) is preparing to establish even tougher criteria related to the levels of toxic emissions that are allowed, companies in the shipping sector need to make changes and adapt their fleet to new environme...
Flying Laboratories to Study the Impact of Hydrogen as Aviation Fuel on the Atmosphere
9 Dec 2021, 08:36 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Although the aviation industry is already implementing environmentally friendly alternatives, ranging from sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to innovative hydrogen fuel cell systems and hybrid or fully-electric propulsion systems, extensive research ...
Lewis Hamilton Parts With His $49.5 Million Penthouse, Setting Manhattan Sales Record
9 Dec 2021, 07:09 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Switching from one jaw-dropping luxury property to another is no big deal when it comes to sports superstars, such as Formula 1 seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton. But his recently-sold Tribeca penthouse, where he reportedly never even lived in, wa...