Section: US & Canada
U.S. Pilots Were Previously Warned Not To Fly Over Parts Of Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration had warned U.S. pilots earlier this year not to fly over portions of the Ukraine in the Crimea region, according to notices posted on the agency’s website. The notices were posted on April 23. The U.N.’s International Civil Aviation Organization and the aviation authorities...
U.S. Warned Of Unsafe Airspace Over Crimea, But Not Where MH17 Crashed
Earlier this year the Federal Aviation Administration banned American air carriers from flying over part of the disputed area between Russia and Ukraine over safety concerns, but the area where Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crashed on Thursday was not included in this restricted airspace. The agency warned American aircraft on April 25 against...
GRAPHIC: Disturbing Images Show Remains Of Downed Malaysian Plane
A Malaysian Airlines jetliner crashed in eastern Ukraine, near the Russian border, on Thursday. Malaysia Airlines confirmed it had lost contact with flight MH17, which had 295 people on board, and that its last position was over Ukrainian airspace en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur. An adviser to Ukraine’s Interior Minister said the...
Warning: Graphic Content: Wreckage from Malaysia jetliner crash site in Ukraine
A Malaysian Airlines passenger plane with 295 aboard was shot down by a surface-to-air missile in Ukraine near the Russian border a day after a Ukrainian military jet was downed, Fox News confirms. …read more Source: FOX...
Smoking Debris Covers Malaysia Airlines Crash Site
A Malaysia Airlines jet with 295 people on board crashed Thursday in the hostile eastern region of Ukraine, near the Russian border. …read more Source:...
Aftermath of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash seen in pictures
Pictures show the wreckage of a Boeing 777 after Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crashed in Ukraine. Scott Pelley reports during a CBS News Special Report. …read more Source:...
Malaysian Jetliner Goes Down In Eastern Ukraine
A Malaysian passenger plane has crashed in eastern Ukraine where government forces are fighting pro-Russian separatists, amid claims the aircraft was shot down. The Boeing 777 carried about 300 passengers and crew and all are believe to have died. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine: Russia responsible for Malaysia Airlines crash
Ukraine’s government says that it has evidence that the Russian military was involved in the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. Margaret Brennan joins Scott Pelley in a CBS News Special Report. …read more Source:...
Ukraine, Russia Deny Shooting Down Malaysian Plane, Obama and Putin Talk Over Incident
KIEV, Ukraine—Ukraine says a passenger plane carrying 295 people was shot down Thursday as it flew over the country, and both the government and the pro-Russia separatists who have been fighting in the region denied any responsibility for downing the plane. As plumes of black smoke rose up near a rebel-held village in eastern Ukraine, the...
Terror expert on U.S. response to Malaysia Airlines crash
CBS News national security analyst Juan Zarate discusses the ways in which the U.S. government is obtaining information in the aftermath of the Malaysia Airlines crash in Ukraine. Zarate joins Scott Pelley during a CBS News Special Report. …read more Source:...
