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AirAsia Flight Goes Missing Between Indonesia and Singapore
iONiUM (530420) writes As reported by many news sources, yet another plane has lost contact during a trip. This comes on the heels of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 which is still missing, and Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, which was shot down. From ABC's coverage: Sixteen children and one infant were among the passengers. At a press conference this morning, Indonesian officials said the plane was several hours past the time when its fuel would have been exhausted.
The six-year-old aircraft was on the submitted flight plan but requested a deviation because of enroute weather before communication with the aircraft was lost. The plane was under the control of the Indonesian Air Traffic Control and had been in the air for about 42 minutes when contact was lost, AirAsia said.
Why is that so important? Are the other passengers just some randoms we shouldn't give a shit about? Not that we truly do, anyway.
The pilot tried to ascend over a cloud. My guess is that he hit the coffin corner, stalled, and crashed.
Corruption is convincing someone that the selfless ideal is the same as their selfish ideal.
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Honestly, compared to most news sources these days, it's probably the best one to read.
No. Children are underdeveloped and require a considerable amount of investment before they create value. Compared to adults where the investment has already been made and who now cannot pay it back, children are worth less.