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.
Swedish Battery-Electric Aircraft Selected by a Major Airline
9 Feb 2023, 04:55 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / You know that saying, “New year, new me”? In the case of this major airline, it’s more like “New decade, new me.” Air New Zealand wants to flaunt a brand-new regional fleet starting 2030. And it looks like that will in...
Air New Zealand to Convert Its Regional Aircraft to Fly on Hydrogen
9 Feb 2023, 04:01 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The idea of brand-new aircraft replacing all of the old commercial fleets around the world sounds good, but it's still too far away. Until that becomes reality, we need to work with what we’ve got. And this means trying to find fast, aff...
Embraer Gets an Important Partner for Its Revolutionary Aircraft Project
9 Feb 2023, 03:11 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / It takes two to tango, and it takes a whole lot more than that to make commercial aviation green. This a team effort and whoever gets that sooner will have the best chance of making it to the finish line. In this case, we’re talking about reg...
Aircraft Manufacturer ATR Is Bringing the Greenest Regional Airliner on the Market
9 Feb 2023, 02:32 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Have you heard of ATR? If not, you should keep an eye on it, because it’s promising big things for regional aviation. This is the name that could soon be associated with the best zero-emission regional aircraft in operation. The alternativ...
Amazon Starts Selling Lettuce Grown With the Help of Robot Farmers
8 Feb 2023, 07:20 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Getting your greens off Amazon is weird enough, but to think that they were grown and harvested by gentle-moving robot farmers is downright bonkers. Yes, there are quite a few robots and drones giving a helping hand to farmers in the world, but thi...
India’s New Helicopter Factory to Deliver More Than 1,000 Rotorcraft
8 Feb 2023, 06:19 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / India’s HAL (Hindustan Aeronautics Limited) has good reasons to celebrate. On one hand, Indian Navy fighter jets were landing and taking off the country’s first-ever aircraft carrier. On the other hand, a fresh helicopter factory has of...
Port Everglades Adds Shore Power to Its Cruise Terminals for $160 Million
8 Feb 2023, 05:21 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Exciting sustainability and tech innovations are coming at ports all around the world. In the future, we’ll see more and more ports operating drones, using zero-emission machines for their routine operations, and providing enough electricity ...
First Hydrogen-Powered Passenger Flights From Rotterdam Coming Up in 2025
8 Feb 2023, 04:14 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) might be the most convenient option for cutting aviation-related emission levels, but it’s not as dazzling and thought-provoking as the innovative concepts based on hydrogen or battery-electric propulsion. The ...
UK to Develop Its First Connected Airport Living Lab
8 Feb 2023, 03:14 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / In just a few years, those of you who happen to be familiar with the Glasgow Airport might have a huge surprise. Thanks to a new project, this airport is about to be completely transformed into something that’s truly groundbreaking. Is you...
Horizon’s Custom Tri-Deck FD100 Might Be the Perfect American Family Yacht
8 Feb 2023, 02:15 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Fishing season takes on a whole new meaning when you know you’ll be enjoying all the goodies of your brand-new boat. A boat that happens to be 101.7-foot-long (31 meters), large enough to welcome up to ten guests, and looking absolutely stunn...
Unprecedented UK Government Funding in Search of the Ultimate Zero-Emission Vessel
7 Feb 2023, 06:37 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / If it seemed like the maritime transportation sector was somehow pushed to the side in terms of governmental funding for reaching the net-zero carbon goal, that is no longer the case, at least in the UK. A considerable chunk of money will go toward...
New Version of the World’s Longest High-Speed Ferry to Be Even More Efficient
7 Feb 2023, 05:43 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / It’s been nearly two years since the Eleanor Roosevelt made waves as the longest high-speed ferry in the world. Now, its sister ship that is equally impressive in size but even more powerful and more fuel-efficient is under construction for t...
Teenage Sailing Enthusiast Wants to Cross the Atlantic on a Classic Yacht
7 Feb 2023, 04:45 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Katie McCabe is just a teenager, but she knows more about old boats than most grownups. She literally grew up on one together with her family. At 15, she is already an accomplished yachtswoman, who has sailed across Britain. Now she’s ready f...
Boeing-Backed Air Taxi Manufacturer Wisk Has Big Plans for Australia
7 Feb 2023, 03:59 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Who will be the first to officially launch air taxi rides? There’s an undeniable effervescence in the AAM (Advanced Air Mobility) sector, with operators all over the world completing the final steps towards commercial air taxi services. In Au...
Mulder Is Working on Its Seventh ThirtySix Luxury Yacht, Featuring a Unique Hull Design
7 Feb 2023, 03:05 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The Dutch shipyard Mulder has all the reasons to be proud of its luxury yacht series with a catchy name that reflects the size of the vessels – ThirtySix. Recognized by prestigious awards, this design turned out to be popular with customers a...
Toronto Billionaire Parts With His Award-Winning $90M Superyacht
7 Feb 2023, 02:09 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Few superyachts get to maintain the same ownership for many years and even decades. More often than not, luxury yacht owners can’t help switching to something bigger and brighter every couple of years. This might explain why the Canadian bill...
This Tiny Robot Sailboat Could Be the First of Its Kind to Cross the Atlantic
6 Feb 2023, 05:42 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Only 1.25 meters long (4.10 feet) and weighing 50 kg (110 lb) this sailboat looks rather humble, but it hides the soul of a pioneer. Designed and built by two 23-year-old entrepreneurs based in Wales, UK, the Oshen autonomous boat hopes to someday ...
Vertiport Infrastructure to Integrate Autonomous Ground Operations
6 Feb 2023, 04:43 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Conventional airports are starting to modernize ground-based operations by replacing conventional vehicles with hybrid or electric ones. But the major changes will come once vertiports start functioning. Future air taxi operations will require not ...
Volocopter Is Ushering in a New Era of Air Mobility for Both France and Germany
6 Feb 2023, 03:42 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Among hundreds of names in the emerging AAM (Advanced Air Mobility) sector, Volocopter stands out as one of the most successful and well-known. The German-based eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) manufacturer is getting close to an achi...
The Newest Regent Seven Seas Cruises Ship to Set Sail With a Unique Work of Art Onboard
6 Feb 2023, 02:50 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Luxury operators in both maritime and air transportation are claiming that customers want and expect an eco-friendly approach, and are therefore supportive of any changes in this direction. At the same time, cruising experiences offered by certain ...