The chariot: China Airlines 747-400. It must be said that China Airlines is ranked as the most dangerous airline in the world. Remember the stern lecture Ice Man delivered to Maverick in Top Gun? It might as well be directed at CAL pilots. In the past 30 years, there had been no less than 8 total hull losses. If I were Comrade Xi, I'd ring up President Ma and demand CAL immediately change its name to Taiwan Airlines. Seriously, my brothers are giving "China" a bad name.
Anyways, it has been a brutal winter in Northern China. As a result, coal-fired power plants have been working overtime to provide heating for the past few months, and in the process, pumping soot into the air by the truckload. When the wind blows in the right direction, the citizens of Beijing get a gargantuan dose of smog. I am being earnest when I say we need more global warming.
