Wreckages of the Malaysian airliner after it crashed, near the town of Shaktarsk, Ukraine on July 17, 2014 -© AFP/File
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 …read more
Source: The Borneo Post
