Malaysia Airlines

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu told his Malaysian counterpart on Sept. 10 that Ukraine bore "full responsibility" for the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in which 298 were killed.
      

Flight MH17 that crashed over rebel-held eastern Ukraine split into pieces during flight after being hit by numerous high-speed objects, said a report released by the Netherlands on Sept. 9.
      

Malaysia Airlines will slash thousands of staff, trim its route network, and replace its CEO under a plan announced Aug. 29 to stave off bankruptcy after two air tragedies plunged the already troubled carrier deeper into crisis.

Malaysia on Aug. 28 said it would share with Australia the cost of the latest effort to uncover signs of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, in the hope of unlocking modern aviation's greatest mystery.
   

Millions of black-clad Malaysians fell silent Friday in tribute to their 43 countrymen killed in the MH17 disaster as the first remains were brought home and laid to rest amid deep sorrow and anger.
     

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s official plane has used an unusual flight route on its way back home from Russia as it avoided flying over Turkish airspace, the website airporthaber.com reported on Aug. 13.

Explosions range out near the crash site of downed flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine on July 31 as international investigators arrived for the first time in nearly a week after Kiev announced a surprise one-day halt to its offensive against rebels.

The United States and Europe targeted Russia's key financial, arms and energy sectors July 29 with tough new sanctions in response to Moscow's intervention in the Ukraine crisis.

Announcing the measures, U.S. President Barack Obama denied that the West had begun a new Cold War against its former Soviet foe, but urged his counterpart Vladimir Putin to reverse course.

Emirates will stop flying over Iraq due to concerns over jihadist missile attacks following the MH17 air disaster in Ukraine, the airline's president Tim Clark told The Times on Monday.
      

The downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 "may amount to a war crime", the UN said Monday, adding that fighting in east Ukraine has claimed over 1,100 lives with both government and rebel forces using heavy weaponry in built-up areas.