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by c933103
Mon Apr 15, 2024 1:07 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Insane Bay Area Real Estate Prices
Replies: 35
Views: 980

Re: Insane Bay Area Real Estate Prices

Cupertino is in the Bay Area but it isn't on the Bay itself, nor exactly near SF. Without going into high rises (which are inefficient and environmentally unfriendly, also not a smart move in a place with seismic activity) low rise apartment buildings should be more common and encouraged. Wait, why...

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by c933103
Mon Apr 15, 2024 12:42 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Prison supervisor took $219k in bribes to provide 173 cellphones to inmates
Replies: 11
Views: 311

Re: Prison supervisor took $219k in bribes to provide 173 cellphones to inmates

Both cell phones and walkie-talkies use radio waves. I would say it isn't an unsolvable problem, but it's also not a straight-forward one either. You need some assurance that the energy being radiated is at a safe level and remains effective without interfering with valid uses of the spectrum. To d...

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by c933103
Mon Apr 15, 2024 7:57 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Prison supervisor took $219k in bribes to provide 173 cellphones to inmates
Replies: 11
Views: 311

Re: Prison supervisor took $219k in bribes to provide 173 cellphones to inmates

Why can't the prison implement signal jamming across the prison? Walkie Talkies use radio waves, and will be available for COs themselves to use. Both cell phones and walkie-talkies use radio waves. I would say it isn't an unsolvable problem, but it's also not a straight-forward one either. You nee...

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by c933103
Mon Apr 15, 2024 7:47 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Insane Bay Area Real Estate Prices
Replies: 35
Views: 980

Re: Insane Bay Area Real Estate Prices

In short, it seems there are no easy answers. It suggests to me we are in a state of over-population, but no one has talked seriously about that topic in many decades. Also in some parts of the world, in particular those ex-USSR territories, there is now negative population growth which will be an ...

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by c933103
Sun Apr 14, 2024 2:25 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: The word "unalive"
Replies: 11
Views: 437

Re: The word "unalive"

I think it is risky to get account demoted or banned if words like dead or kill are ever mentioned by user on some social media platforms

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by c933103
Sun Apr 14, 2024 1:09 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Insane Bay Area Real Estate Prices
Replies: 35
Views: 980

Re: Insane Bay Area Real Estate Prices

More like 1. Once you’re invested you don’t want densification to lower your property values and 2. Even the most progressive people in the world have little desire to actually live next to high rise public housing. After what happened to public housing in the U.S. in the 70s and 80s, I don’t blame...

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by c933103
Sat Apr 13, 2024 2:47 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Insane Bay Area Real Estate Prices
Replies: 35
Views: 980

Re: Insane Bay Area Real Estate Prices

San Francisco ran out of space 60 years ago. It's surrounded by water on three sides. I get how people living in the neighborhoods don't want their streets tuned into the SOMA area with hideous high rises that change the only good thing left that the city has (in my opinion). Anyway, it's all cycli...

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by c933103
Fri Apr 12, 2024 12:48 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Insane Bay Area Real Estate Prices
Replies: 35
Views: 980

Re: Insane Bay Area Real Estate Prices

Capitalism plus local government zoning regulations. This is what you get. You run out of space and you have more money chasing after fewer resources. Also, such trends are not new in San Francisco. San Francisco ran out of space 60 years ago. It's surrounded by water on three sides. I get how peop...

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by c933103
Tue Apr 09, 2024 2:51 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Bird Flu Outbreak 100 Times Worse Than COVID-19 Sparks Concerns
Replies: 8
Views: 687

Re: Bird Flu Outbreak 100 Times Worse Than COVID-19 Sparks Concerns

No
The fatality rate being 100 times worse doesn't mean the outbreak will be 100 times worse
Else we would all died 30 years ago when it first came out

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by c933103
Wed Apr 03, 2024 10:53 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Earthquake in Taiwan
Replies: 6
Views: 500

Re: Earthquake in Taiwan

It seems like multiple hikers and truck drivers etc have been reported dead.

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by c933103
Tue Feb 27, 2024 11:48 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Updated: Wendy's Denies It Will Implement 'Surge Pricing'
Replies: 19
Views: 1019

Re: Wendy’s announces Uber-like surge pricing on menu

It'd be more acceptable if the price is simply hiked in general and then offer off peak hour discount (Like restaurants currently do with tea set and such)

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by c933103
Mon Feb 19, 2024 5:40 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Japan Aviation - 2024
Replies: 170
Views: 19971

Re: Japan Aviation - 2024

https://www.aviationwire.jp/archives/294814 JAL randomly sending International 77W to Naha, Itami, Sapporo to supplement the lost of the A350-900 last month, however capacity isn't enough Somehow I feel like quickly dumping every 777 immediately wasn't the smartest idea capacity wise. They're curre...

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by c933103
Mon Feb 19, 2024 7:33 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Japan Aviation - 2024
Replies: 170
Views: 19971

Re: Japan Aviation - 2024

https://www.aviationwire.jp/archives/294814
JAL randomly sending International 77W to Naha, Itami, Sapporo to supplement the lost of the A350-900 last month, however capacity isn't enough
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https://www.aviationwire.jp/archives/294814
JAL randomly sending International 77W to Naha, Itami, Sapporo to supplement the lost of the A350-900 last month, however capacity isn't enough

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by c933103
Fri Feb 16, 2024 10:52 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Why is filming airlines from some countries so rare?
Replies: 21
Views: 1756

Re: Why is filming airlines from some countries so rare?

If one rarely or never ever take a flight, chance for the one to get interested in photographing difference of different aircraft might be smaller

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by c933103
Sat Feb 10, 2024 3:03 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: US-China Flights 2024
Replies: 16
Views: 1674

Re: US-China Flights 2024

Will this really happen? Many things have changed, both politically and economically since covid. Sometimes thing don't come back. Two large populations and economies, it likely will. May take some time but I believe so. If just being large population and large economy will mean many flights, then ...

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by c933103
Sat Feb 10, 2024 2:59 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Japan Airlines A350 collides with aircraft at HND
Replies: 1206
Views: 199326

Re: Japan Airlines A350 collides with aircraft at HND

https://www.nagoyatv.com/news/syakai.html?id=000335491 Preliminary recommendations under consideration: - Introduction of SURF-A warning system against erroneous entry - Use words that are less likely to be misinterpreted - Introduction of system for landing aircraft to be aware of erroneous entry i...

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by c933103
Tue Feb 06, 2024 4:35 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Japan Aviation - 2024
Replies: 170
Views: 19971

Re: Japan Aviation - 2024

https://www.flyairjapan.com/en/notice/56

https://www.traicy.com/posts/20240206290278/
This article claim Singapore route start date being April 26 - With Bangkok route being Feb 9 and Incheon route Feb 22.
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LAXintl wrote:
Air Japan third destination will be Singapore - effective April 26 - 5x weekly

https://www.flyairjapan.com/en/notice/56

https://www.traicy.com/posts/20240206290278/
This article claim Singapore route start date being April 26 - With Bangkok route being Feb 9 and Incheon route Feb 22.

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by c933103
Tue Feb 06, 2024 4:32 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Japan Aviation - 2024
Replies: 170
Views: 19971

Re: Japan Aviation - 2024

https://nordot.app/1127527590357303681 Narita airport now have a plan to integrate all three existing passenger terminals to a new big one south of existing T2, detailed plan expected to come out by summer Do you think that it's the first step towards a CBP preclearance facility? With the terminal ...

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by c933103
Tue Feb 06, 2024 12:04 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Japan Aviation - 2024
Replies: 170
Views: 19971

Re: Japan Aviation - 2024

https://nordot.app/1127527590357303681
Narita airport now have a plan to integrate all three existing passenger terminals to a new big one south of existing T2, detailed plan expected to come out by summer
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https://nordot.app/1127527590357303681
Narita airport now have a plan to integrate all three existing passenger terminals to a new big one south of existing T2, detailed plan expected to come out by summer

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by c933103
Fri Feb 02, 2024 6:00 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Will you limit travel in the future to help make the world more sustainable?
Replies: 67
Views: 3378

Re: Will you limit travel in the future to help make the world more sustainable?

Absolutely not. Traveling is one of the best ways to educate yourself and enrich your life. The vast majority of us are only boarding a flight once or twice a year purely for a pleasure leisure trip. Traffic is worse than ever because people are back to being forced to commute from jobs they can ea...

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by c933103
Thu Feb 01, 2024 3:11 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Will you limit travel in the future to help make the world more sustainable?
Replies: 67
Views: 3378

Re: Will you limit travel in the future to help make the world more sustainable?

No. My travel is less than a rounding error compared to the emissions of the "ruling elite" flying off to yet another "climate crisis" conference in their private jets. Agreed absolutely not. Especially when you have hundreds of private jets going to climate summits and Davos. A...

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by c933103
Thu Feb 01, 2024 8:57 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Will you limit travel in the future to help make the world more sustainable?
Replies: 67
Views: 3378

Re: Will you limit travel in the future to help make the world more sustainable?

No.
Limiting travel would make the sight of general population become narrower and be more out of touch from what is actually happening in different parts of the world.
Which is negative to solving global issues like climate change.

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by c933103
Wed Jan 31, 2024 1:03 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Japan Aviation - 2024
Replies: 170
Views: 19971

Re: Japan Aviation - 2024

There's a video stream on Toki Air's official account that filmed the take off of its first flight live

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by c933103
Tue Jan 30, 2024 8:26 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Tallest Building in the United States Planned for Oklahoma City
Replies: 63
Views: 3650

Re: Tallest Building in the United States Planned for Oklahoma City

A lot of people were skeptical in the late 1990's/early 2000's that Dubai was going to do what it ended up doing, which included building the tallest building in the world and being a top tier international city along the lines of New York, London, Paris, Tokyo, Hong Kong, or Istanbul. I’ll happily...

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by c933103
Sat Jan 27, 2024 6:11 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Hawaiian returns nighttime HND-frequencies to the DOT
Replies: 70
Views: 11116

Re: Hawaiian returns nighttime HND-frequencies to the DOT

eta unknown wrote:
I'm sure Hawaii hotel prices (completely insane now) have affected ex Japan demand that used to be very strong.

And the depreciation of yen, which caused outbound travel demand from Japan to be weak in general

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by c933103
Fri Jan 26, 2024 6:27 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Japan to trial "pre-clearance" at TPE
Replies: 5
Views: 2214

Japan to trial "pre-clearance" at TPE

https://www.traicy.com/posts/20240124288888/ For the entirety of February, all flights from TPE to 10 specific airports in Japan will allow passengers voluntarily attend a booth near boarding gate to perform steps necessary for border check including fingerprint and facial scan collection by officer...

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by c933103
Tue Jan 23, 2024 6:33 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Japan Aviation - 2024
Replies: 170
Views: 19971

Re: Japan Aviation - 2024

https://www.aviationwire.jp/archives/293089
Amid Noto airport reopening on Jan 25, ANA will restore flight to the airport from Haneda from Jan 27. However, amid situation outside the airport, flights will be down to 3× weekly instead of the scheduled 2× daily.
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https://www.aviationwire.jp/archives/293089
Amid Noto airport reopening on Jan 25, ANA will restore flight to the airport from Haneda from Jan 27. However, amid situation outside the airport, flights will be down to 3× weekly instead of the scheduled 2× daily.

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by c933103
Sun Jan 21, 2024 11:39 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Japan Airlines A350 collides with aircraft at HND
Replies: 1206
Views: 199326

Re: Japan Airlines A350 collides with aircraft at HND

https://www.mag2.com/p/news/591230
An article on a mailing list claim workers being overburdened by procedures adopted to enable new slots for Haneda airport is a cause of the problem and the new arrangements should be reverted
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https://www.mag2.com/p/news/591230
An article on a mailing list claim workers being overburdened by procedures adopted to enable new slots for Haneda airport is a cause of the problem and the new arrangements should be reverted

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by c933103
Sat Jan 20, 2024 8:26 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Japan Aviation - 2024
Replies: 170
Views: 19971

Re: Japan Aviation - 2024

Anyone have an idea what will happen to HND's Russia Slots. I believe NH, JL, SU had slots to Moscow. NH to DME. JL/SU to SVO. And S7 had one to VVO. I don't think Russian routes were ever green lighted for HND slots. Whenever routes with Russia are established, it will be from NRT. Aeroflot was go...

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by c933103
Fri Jan 19, 2024 2:05 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Japan Aviation - 2024
Replies: 170
Views: 19971

Re: Japan Aviation - 2024

https://www.aviationwire.jp/archives/292808 Toki Air, a new independent regional airlines, will operate their first flight on Jan 31 using their ATR72 with ticket sale started today. Their first route is Niigata - Sapporo Okadama. 2 round trips each days, but only operate on Monday Friday Saturday S...

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by c933103
Fri Jan 19, 2024 12:58 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Japan Airlines A350 collides with aircraft at HND
Replies: 1206
Views: 199326

Re: Japan Airlines A350 collides with aircraft at HND

https://jp.reuters.com/markets/global-m ... 024-01-17/

JAL president say communication between tower and aircraft being through analog mean of voice is certainly a big risk, when talking about the event
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https://jp.reuters.com/markets/global-m ... 024-01-17/

JAL president say communication between tower and aircraft being through analog mean of voice is certainly a big risk, when talking about the event

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by c933103
Thu Jan 18, 2024 12:18 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Cathay and Korean Air aircraft collide in CTS
Replies: 22
Views: 6120

Re: Cathay and Korean Air aircraft collide in CTS

https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/6c1bf ... 5158c8c661 JAL, which have its subsidiary operating the tug, say they're checking the facts
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https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/6c1bf ... 5158c8c661 JAL, which have its subsidiary operating the tug, say they're checking the facts

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by c933103
Tue Jan 16, 2024 11:04 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Virtual streamers/persona
Replies: 4
Views: 1720

Re: Virtual streamers/persona

It's more like copyright and confidentiality than intention, since many of them are operating under companies who hold the right of character/avatar being used. And then due to the nature of such service, there are many business and individual information that have to be kept strictly away from publ...

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by c933103
Tue Jan 16, 2024 9:53 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Updated: Kona Airport (PHKO) reopened after cracks found on runway
Replies: 43
Views: 9443

Re: Kona airport (PHKO) is closed until further notice

Didn't some airlines flew international flights from Japan to Kona? How will they be handled?

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by c933103
Tue Jan 16, 2024 2:33 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Virtual streamers/persona
Replies: 4
Views: 1720

Virtual streamers/persona

In recent months, I started following some people on YouTube and other service, who do not appear using their physical body, but instead perform behind their own avatar/persona/character. These people share and talk about everything behind their virtual identity, but exactly because they are virtual...

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by c933103
Tue Jan 16, 2024 11:31 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Cathay and Korean Air aircraft collide in CTS
Replies: 22
Views: 6120

Re: Cathay and Korean Air aircraft collide in CTS

https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/20240116-OYT1T50168/ The left wing of rhe moving KE aircraft came into contact with vertical stabilizer of CX's which was stationary, around 17:50 local time https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/c89b575da3280dddc220757e73481a97097c546e The KE flight was supposed to ta...

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by c933103
Sun Jan 14, 2024 5:21 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Will CAHSR inhibit future HSR project in the US?
Replies: 33
Views: 3945

Re: Will CAHSR inhibit future HSR project in the US?

In both rail and air transportation, it have been observed that majority of demand from secondary cities are to head to larger cities instead of secondary cities. So even while people living in Central Valley can enjoy seeing the trains, they wouldn't be able to take the trains to major destination...

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by c933103
Sat Jan 13, 2024 8:02 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Will CAHSR inhibit future HSR project in the US?
Replies: 33
Views: 3945

Re: Will CAHSR inhibit future HSR project in the US?

This is one of my main issues with the CAHSR project as it's evolved. It was one thing to have a debate over the alignment down the Central Valley. Do you stay close to Interstate 5 but avoid all the population centers or shift the tracks to the east to run trains through Fresno, Bakersfield, etc (...

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by c933103
Sat Jan 13, 2024 6:21 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Interference with traffic through the Red Sea
Replies: 137
Views: 11818

Re: Interference with traffic through the Red Sea

Are the straits considered “international waterways” or does Yemen or some part it have sovereignty over the,? This concerns the Straits of Gibraltar but I think it would apply here. The strait is located in the territorial waters of Spain, Morocco, and Gibraltar, a British overseas possession. For...

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by c933103
Thu Jan 11, 2024 3:11 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Micro (small footprint) Computers
Replies: 15
Views: 2512

Re: Micro (small footprint) Computers

Do you actually need the size of the computers to be small? Since those small computers might have components fixed onto the main board making them hard to repair/upgrade when necessary, and some of them use lower power CPU/etc which make them slower but not cheaper. And do you know how to put toget...

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by c933103
Thu Jan 11, 2024 5:31 am
Forum: Technical/Operations
Topic: Can aircraft communication with ATC be automated?
Replies: 39
Views: 3002

Re: Can aircraft communication with ATC be automated?

Agreed and I don't want to see an equivalent in aviation. My comment was actually directed from an earlier post "For example, the recent runway incursion at HND likely wouldn't have happened if ATC was directly controlling the airplanes, and if additional digital de-confliction software was in...

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by c933103
Thu Jan 11, 2024 5:12 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Japan Airlines A350 collides with aircraft at HND
Replies: 1206
Views: 199326

Re: Japan Airlines A350 collides with aircraft at HND

You're not wrong but shouldn't there be at least of some sort of redundancy for cabin communications? The entire fuselage outside of the nose section was intact but cabin crew can't communicate and the plane didn't end up being evacuated for a full 18 minutes after the accident. I'm sure that's som...

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by c933103
Thu Jan 11, 2024 2:00 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Agreement at EU level to link Long Distance Train to Airports with more than 12Million passengers.
Replies: 102
Views: 13101

Re: Agreement at EU level to link Long Distance Train to Airports with more than 12Million passengers.

Thanks, I've added that book to my reading list. I live in Perth, Western Australia. Someone had the foresight to build the tramline down the middle of the freeway, with bus stations and car parks attached to most of train stations. However... the frequency of connections from train to bus limits t...

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by c933103
Thu Jan 11, 2024 1:51 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Tren Maya/Maya Train Begins Operations
Replies: 4
Views: 2506

Re: Tren Maya/Maya Train Begins Operations

While there can be legitimate environmental concern and worries on damage of native right against infrastructure projects, after reading opposition's website, I found it hard to believe their opposition are legitimate: https://schoolsforchiapas.org/why-we-oppose-the-mayan-train/ #1 is saying progres...

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by c933103
Wed Jan 10, 2024 11:30 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Will CAHSR inhibit future HSR project in the US?
Replies: 33
Views: 3945

Re: Will CAHSR inhibit future HSR project in the US?

LA has light rail and commuter rail, but I don't know how good their frequencies are. The worst part is that Bakersfield, as the southern terminus of the San Joaquins line and CAHSR Phase 1, still has no train service heading southward/eastward. The freight railroads ban Amtrak from running service...

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by c933103
Wed Jan 10, 2024 11:17 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Agreement at EU level to link Long Distance Train to Airports with more than 12Million passengers.
Replies: 102
Views: 13101

Re: Agreement at EU level to link Long Distance Train to Airports with more than 12Million passengers.

The great failure of public Transporation is the lack of nodal connections. The guru orchestral book Pattern Language discusses this in its early chapters. SeaTac has light rail at the airport, but still about 1/4 of a mile walk to the terminal. There is major rail service between Seattle and Portl...

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by c933103
Wed Jan 10, 2024 11:14 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Agreement at EU level to link Long Distance Train to Airports with more than 12Million passengers.
Replies: 102
Views: 13101

Re: Agreement at EU level to link Long Distance Train to Airports with more than 12Million passengers.

I don't know if this initiative will take hold before there is a step-change in Technology. I subscribe to the Waymo youtube channel and while their technology isn't mature yet, it is going in the right direction and there is the air of some competence with regard to what they are trying to achive ...

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by c933103
Wed Jan 10, 2024 7:29 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Agreement at EU level to link Long Distance Train to Airports with more than 12Million passengers.
Replies: 102
Views: 13101

Re: Agreement at EU level to link Long Distance Train to Airports with more than 12Million passengers.

I don't know if this initiative will take hold before there is a step-change in Technology. I subscribe to the Waymo youtube channel and while their technology isn't mature yet, it is going in the right direction and there is the air of some competence with regard to what they are trying to achive ...

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by c933103
Wed Jan 10, 2024 5:44 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Argentina moves forward with privatizing Aerolíneas; adopts an open skies policy
Replies: 60
Views: 8624

Re: Argentina moves forward with privatizing Aerolíneas; adopts an open skies policy

Killing off AR overnight will create political and social chaos. Argentina needs maybe a couple of years for a stable transition. It takes time, even for well run and efficient companies, to build management structures and good operational processes. LAN (or now Latam) did not become large in Peru ...

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by c933103
Wed Jan 10, 2024 5:24 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Cathay Pacific News and Discussion - 2024
Replies: 253
Views: 40426

Re: Cathay Pacific News and Discussion - 2024

I just came across a TV news, which I couldn't watch it all, but it claim part of the cause was that CX mostly made use of more fuel saving Airbus on long haul route when their capacity was recovering, instead of 777, so their Airbus pilots reached annual flying hour limit faster and have no more ho...

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