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Ichingcarpenter

(36,988 posts) Fri Jul 18, 2014, 01:27 AM Jul 2014

10 Previous Flightpaths of Malaysian flights [View all]

Source of Data:
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/MAS17/history/20140717/1000Z/EHAM/WMKK

Captain Sullenberger ‘Big Question’ Is Why Plane Was Flying Over War Zone

DANVILLE (CBS SF) – During a phone interview with CBS News Thursday morning, Captain Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger was questioned why Malaysia Airlines flight 17 would be flying over Ukraine’s border with Russia despite ongoing political unrest in the area.

Sullenberger, the veteran of the 2009 Miracle on the Hudson landing, is an aviation expert for CBS News, and was asked by Anchor Scott Pelley why a commercial plane would be flying over an area where two aircraft have been shot down just this week.
“That is one of the big questions right now,” said Sully. “The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has barred U.S. Airlines from flying over this area for some time.”

http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/07/17/captain-sullenberger-big-question-is-why-plane-was-flying-over-war-zone/

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10 Previous Flightpaths of Malaysian flights [View all] Ichingcarpenter Jul 2014 OP

in some other threads people said it was because of the weather JI7 Jul 2014 #1

So Kiev Air Traffic Controllers diverted it to avoid a storm? Ichingcarpenter Jul 2014 #3

i don't know the details, but reply 2 in this thread seems to know more JI7 Jul 2014 #4

It still doesn't explain diverting it over a war zone Ichingcarpenter Jul 2014 #6

The "no fly zone" extended up to 32000 feet Spider Jerusalem Jul 2014 #16

Was Donetsk and Luhansk airspace still closed ? jakeXT Jul 2014 #7

Interesting Ichingcarpenter Jul 2014 #8

The cockpit voice recorder should be an interesting piece of information /nt jakeXT Jul 2014 #9

There are also tapes of air traffic controllers giving instructions Ichingcarpenter Jul 2014 #10

After 9/11 a personal tape was shredded and the ATC tapes were released after 10 years jakeXT Jul 2014 #14

Confiscated by SBU jakeXT Jul 2014 #25

MH17 filed a flight plan requesting to fly at 35,000ft it was denied Ichingcarpenter Jul 2014 #26

Aviation expert claims captain made last-minute change of course over Ukraine because he 'felt uncom jakeXT Jul 2014 #27

Bad Weather. MohRokTah Jul 2014 #2

K&R burrowowl Jul 2014 #5

as far as we know, pilots did nothing wrong shireen Jul 2014 #11

I wonder if this refers to the restricted airspace around crimea under flight level 290 jakeXT Jul 2014 #12

wish i knew ... shireen Jul 2014 #18

It seems it was closed up until 32000 ft, they wanted to fly at 35000 ft, but were told to fly lower jakeXT Jul 2014 #19

It was only 1000 feet above restricted air space Ichingcarpenter Jul 2014 #13

according to the article it was 1000 feet above the altitudal exclusion shireen Jul 2014 #15

Let's not blame the people who shot the missle, the Malaysian Air plane was asking for it NightWatcher Jul 2014 #17

Best Reply. Full of WIN! DUzy, for sure. KittyWampus Jul 2014 #21

Brilliant! CBGLuthier Jul 2014 #23

You made me laugh out loud Coventina Jul 2014 #28

some Putin fans recommending this post, interesting geek tragedy Jul 2014 #20

Why stop at just the last 10 flights? Wouldn't it make more sense to go back a full year? KittyWampus Jul 2014 #22

It costs money, you can subscribe, the Judith Miller Times uses flightradar24 where they have all jakeXT Jul 2014 #24