Flight MH17 News

Australia, Netherlands Start Legal Proceedings Against Russia for Crash of Flight MH17

Australia and the Netherlands started legal proceedings against Russia over the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, more than seven years after the deadly crash. The move, at the International Civil Aviation Organization, comes after Russia “unilaterally” ended negotiations with …

Families of MH17-Crash Victims Prepare for Painful Phase of Dutch Trial

AMSTERDAM – Families of people who died in the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 said they were preparing to hear painful details when a critical stage of a trial over the crash starts on Monday. MH17 was flying …

A.M. Best: Germanwings Crash May Put More Pressure on Aviation War Sector

A.M. Best said the total insurance loss of Germanwings Flight 4U9525, which crashed in the French Alps on March 24, 2015 killing 150 people, may put further pressure on the beleaguered aviation war sector. The total insurance loss for the …

Malaysia Says U.N. Must Make Conflict Zone Air Risk Reporting Mandatory

Malaysia, which suffered two commercial air disasters last year after one jet disappeared and another was shot down over Ukraine, said on Monday the United Nations must make reporting of risks to airlines over conflict zones mandatory. The International Civil …

1st Lawsuit Filed Over Missing Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370

Two children of a passenger on Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 have sued the company and the Malaysian government for damages, the first lawsuit to be filed over the aircraft which disappeared in March. The two Malaysian boys, aged 13 and …

Singapore Tells Airlines to Review Conflict Zone’s Risk Assessments

Singapore’s civil aviation authority has asked airlines based in the city-state to review their risk assessment of conflict zones following the shooting down of a Malaysia Airlines jetliner over Ukraine last week. The deaths of nearly 300 passengers and crew …