Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 Archives

Report: Missile downed MH17 over Ukraine

October 13, 2015 The Travel Trolley

A Buk missile fired from a section of Ukraine controlled by rebels downed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, investigators said.

Another plane crash: Is flying safe?

March 25, 2015 Todd DeFeo

All 150 passengers and crew aboard a Germanwings flight traveling from Barcelona, Spain, to Dusseldorf, Germany, were killed after an Airbus A320 crashed in southern France.

Report indicates 2014 safer for flying

March 12, 2015 Todd DeFeo

Though it might be difficult to tell from the spate of news coverage over the course of the past year, but 2014 was a safer year for commercial flying than previous years, a new report suggests.

The list of 2014 commercial aircraft crashes

December 31, 2014 Special to The Travel Trolley

Here is a list of commercial aircraft crashes reported in 2014.

Obama: Malaysian Airliner Shot Down, American Killed

July 18, 2014 American Forces Press Service

At least one American citizen was killed yesterday when Malaysia Airlines Flight MH-17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine, President Barack Obama said today before calling for an immediate cease-fire in the region.

FAA: No U.S. airlines allowed to fly over eastern Ukraine

July 18, 2014 The Travel Trolley

The Federal Aviation Administration yesterday said it is prohibiting U.S. airlines to fly over eastern Ukraine.

President Obama’s remarks on Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17

July 18, 2014 The Travel Trolley

Yesterday, Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 took off from Amsterdam and was shot down over Ukraine near the Russian border. Nearly 300 innocent lives were taken — men, women, children, infants — who had nothing to do with the crisis in Ukraine. Their deaths are an outrage of unspeakable proportions.