Section: US & Canada
Why Airlines Didn’t Avoid Risky Ukraine Airspace; Other Flights Shot Down
The shooting down of a Malaysian Airlines plane with nearly 300 people on board over war-torn eastern Ukraine is likely to have profound consequences for the world’s airlines. Airlines are already being more vigilant about avoiding trouble spots. That will make flights longer and more costly because of the need for extra fuel — an...
Dutch leader tells Putin to help Ukraine crash probe during ‘extremely intense’ phone call
An angry Dutch prime minister says he has had an “extremely intense” telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin in which he urged him to “show the world he intends to help” in the investigation into the Ukraine air disaster. …read more Source: FOX...
Rebels hamper access to Flight MH17 crash site
Armed separatists hampered access to the Malaysia Airlines crash site Saturday, limiting the movements of international monitors and raising concerns that evidence showing who brought the plane down and killed the 298 people onboard would be lost, tampered with or destroyed. …read more Source:...
Ukraine video claims proof of Russia-supplied anti-aircraft system
The Ukrainian security ministry on Friday released a video in which officials claimed they have evidence proving pro-Russian separatists had the capability to shoot down the Malaysian Airlines jet that killed 298, including one American. …read more Source: Miami...
Malaysia Airlines staff try to cope with disasters
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Coping with two disasters within a few months has left some Malaysia Airlines employees so shaken that they’ve been unable to function properly at work, a union official said Saturday.The airline suffered its second disaster in less than five months Thursday when Flight 17 from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was...
Complete list of passengers and crew on flight MH17
Malaysia Airlines has released the manifest for flight MH17, the plane that was shot down over Ukraine on Thursday. The list of 298 passengers and crew includes Canadian Andei Anghel, a 24-year-old man from Ontario who had been studying medicine in Romania. The other people on board include 193 from the Netherlands, 43 from Malaysia, 27 from...
Pro-Russia Rebels Hamper Access to Malaysian Plane Crash Site
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Dozens pay tribute to Malaysia Airlines passengers, protest at Russian Embassy
A group of about three dozen people laid flowers and said prayers for the 298 dead passengers and crew on Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 outside the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Saturday. Led by three priests, the group sang and remembered the victims during the vigil. Many held candles and single carnations. They were joined by Inna...
Rebels hamper access to plane crash site
HRABOVE, Ukraine — Armed separatists hampered access to the Malaysia Airlines crash site Saturday, limiting the movements of international monitors and raising concerns that evidence showing who brought the plane down and killed the 298 people onboard would be lost, tampered with or destroyed. …read more Source: Boston...
Multiple bus crash in Germany kills 10, injures 69
BERLIN — A crash involving several buses on a highway in eastern Germany killed 10 people and injured 69, police said Saturday.The crash near Dresden occurred shortly before 2 a.m. when a Polish bus hit the rear of a Ukrainian bus and then broke through the median barrier, slamming into a Polish minibus traveling in the opposite direction,...
