MONTREAL: The International Civil Aviation Organization said Tuesday it plans to collect all data on flight risks over conflict zones and disseminate this information to airlines, despite reservations from Russia.
The measure is a response to the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 last July after being shot down over eastern Ukraine.
Kiev and the West have claimed the airliner was shot down in the conflict-torn area by separatist fighters using a BUK surface-to-air missile supplied by Russia. Moscow denies the charges, pointing the finger at Kiev.
At a meeting in Montreal of ICAO’s 191 member states and aviation leaders Tuesday, experts proposed …read more
Source: Free Malaysia Today
