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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Thu Jul 17, 2014, 01:37 PM Jul 2014

FAA Prohibited U.S. Airliners From Flying Where Malaysian Plane Was Reportedly Shot Down

TOM KLUDT – JULY 17, 2014, 12:55 PM EDT

The Federal Aviation Administration issued a notice several months ago prohibiting U.S.-based airliners from flying in the Ukrainian airspace where a Malaysian passenger plane was reportedly shot down on Thursday.

NBC News aviation correspondent Tom Costello reported on MSNBC that the FAA issued the notice "due to the unilateral action by Russia to assert control over the Crimean air space" earlier this year.

The FAA's notice can be read here.

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FAA Prohibited U.S. Airliners From Flying Where Malaysian Plane Was Reportedly Shot Down (Original Post) DonViejo Jul 2014 OP

damn government regulations greenman3610 Jul 2014 #1

Let's hope no one flies that airline again. former9thward Jul 2014 #2

That was also my first reaction. Quantess Jul 2014 #3

Yeah I'm guessing Malaysia Airlines won't last through the end of the year. Initech Jul 2014 #5

that is easy for us to do dsc Jul 2014 #4

greenman3610

(3,959 posts)

1. damn government regulations

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Jul 17, 2014, 02:26 PM

Jul 2014

former9thward

(33,424 posts)

2. Let's hope no one flies that airline again.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Jul 17, 2014, 02:42 PM

Jul 2014

Quantess

(27,630 posts)

3. That was also my first reaction.

Reply to former9thward (Reply #2)

Thu Jul 17, 2014, 06:33 PM

Jul 2014

They sound like the most dangerous airline ever.

Initech

(109,262 posts)

5. Yeah I'm guessing Malaysia Airlines won't last through the end of the year.

Reply to former9thward (Reply #2)

Thu Jul 17, 2014, 08:21 PM

Jul 2014

dsc

(53,441 posts)

4. that is easy for us to do

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Jul 17, 2014, 06:36 PM

Jul 2014

how many of our airlines want to fly a route that would take us over Ukraine. That said, by the point this happened even airlines which would normally want to fly such routes shouldn't be doing so.

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