Section: New Zealand
Ukraine defends not closing airspace where MH17 shot down
Ukraine on Tuesday (Wednesday NZ Time) defended its decision not to close airspace in the east of the country where a Malaysian passenger plane was shot down, saying it was unaware that anti-aircraft weapons were being used in the area and that planes could be under threat. …read more Source:...
Malaysia to prosecute MH17 missile launchers
Malaysia has vowed to seek the prosecution of the “trigger-happy criminals” who downed flight MH17, after an investigation said it was shot down by a missile fired from Ukraine. …read more Source:...
A glance at the report into the downing of flight MH17
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) ” After a painstaking 15-month investigation, the Dutch Safety Board has published its final report into what caused Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 to break up high over Eastern Ukraine last year, killing… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine PM accuses Russian forces of downing MH17
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk says he has no doubt Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine by Russian special forces because “drunken separatists” could not have operated the missile. read more …read more Source: Otago Daily...
Investigators release final MH17 report
Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 was shot down over war-torn eastern Ukraine by a Russian-made Buk missile, the Dutch Safety Board says. …read more Source: Radio New...
AP NewsAlert
GILZE-RIJEN AIR BASE, Netherlands (AP) ” Dutch report: Ukraine should have closed airspace, nobody thought of risk to civil aviation. …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Dutch authorities release findings on downing of flight MH17
Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crashed last year after it was hit by a Russian-made Buk surface-to-air missile fired from eastern Ukraine, an air safety investigation has found. …read more Source:...
The Latest: Relatives told Buk missile downed MH17
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) ” The latest news on the report into the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight 17 in eastern Ukraine last year. All times local.___12:10 p.m.The cousin of a woman killed on Malaysia Airlines Flight 17… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Dutch paper: ‘MH17 shot down by BUK missile’
International investigators have concluded that doomed Malaysia Airlines flight 17 was shot down by a Russian-made BUK missile fired from rebel-held eastern Ukraine, a Dutch daily says. …read more Source:...
Malaysia Airlines MH17 shot down by Russian BUK missile – Dutch paper
International investigators have concluded that Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 was shot down by a Russian-made BUK missile fired from rebel-held eastern Ukraine, a Dutch daily says.The final report is due to be officially unveiled… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
