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1. hosh (hosh@hub.vikshepa.com)'s status on Sunday, 10-Mar-2019 07:57:30 EDT hosh
   Very sad. The plane was going from Addis to Nairobi. I have flown Ethiopian to India and have no complaints about their service. Their last serious crash was in 2010 and this was a brand new plane. But it reminds me again that whenever possible we should be taking direct flights (safer, saner and better for the environment) and traveling by ground transportation when that's possible.
   
   Source: https://www.vikshepa.com/no-survivors-from-todays-air-crash/
   1. hosh (hosh@hub.vikshepa.com)'s status on Sunday, 10-Mar-2019 09:54:44 EDT hosh

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      Yes, it was for environmental reasons that I meant we should be taking ground transportation. But I think the railways are fairly safe too, no? I know you have been having some serious crashes lately in India, but I think they are probably still safe enough not to be considered dangerous. It's just that rail travel is so slow in India. In the news today is a new Chinese maglev train that will travel at 320 km/h. Such a train would cover the distance between Delhi to Chennai in maybe 6 hours. (https://www.distancecalculator.net/from-chennai-to-new-delhi). That would be something!
      1. arunisaac (arunisaac@social.systemreboot.net)'s status on Monday, 11-Mar-2019 04:22:55 EDT arunisaac

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         Indian trains are slow and disgustingly dirty. Buses are so expensive. Air travel is expensive and bad for the environment, but often the only practical means to travel long distance. I hate the government and capitalism.
   2. hosh (hosh@hub.vikshepa.com)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Mar-2019 04:19:28 EDT hosh

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      @solariiknight 737 MAX is the one. The 787 is their "Dreamliner" - a bigger plane and according to Wikipedia hasn't been involved in any serious crashes so far, fortunately, because there would be more casualties.