EU prepares to impose more sanctions on Russia following MH17 plane crash July 20, 2014 The UK, France and Germany have agreed that foreign ministers should “be ready” to impose additional sanctions on Russia when they meet on Tuesday next week, unless access to the crash site of flight MH17 is increased. Since the crash of the Malaysia Airlines plane into rebel-held territory in the east of Ukraine on [...]
MH17 passenger list names 298 killed in Malaysia Airlines plane crash July 19, 2014 Malaysia Airlines has named the 283 passengers and 15 flight crew who were travelling on the flight which was downed in the Ukraine, in an attempt to contact family members or friends of those killed. The airline said despite attempts to track down family members with the help of foreign embassies, it had not managed [...]
Russia and Ukraine political row over MH17 moves online to wikipedia edits July 19, 2014 Russia and Ukraine’s political row over who is responsible for shooting down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 has surfaced on wikipedia after a Russian state broadcaster was caught changing a wikipedia page about the disaster. A change was made to the Russian language wikipedia page on flight disasters by a user with the IP address for [...]
MH17 plane crash and US sanctions against Russia fuel oil price jump July 18, 2014 Global oil prices have risen steeply as fears of a prolonged period of heightened geopolitical tension, and its possible impact on oil supplies, grew following the downing of the Malaysia Airlines jet in eastern Ukraine. The crash of flight MH17 on route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur on Thursday, which led to the loss of 298 [...]
MH17 plane crash: Markets slump as Malaysian Airlines share price falls July 18, 2014 European shares edged lower today, weighed down by geopolitical risks in the aftermath of the MH17 Malaysian Airlines crash over eastern Ukraine and the Israeli ground offensive in the Gaza strip. Investors reacted with caution to the uncertainty over how the downing of the jetliner would impact the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and separatists, as [...]
Malaysian Airlines flight MH17: Ukraine crash reignites crisis July 17, 2014 A passenger jet was shot down over Ukraine near the Russian border yesterday, killing around 300 people and straining the already tense geopolitical situation. Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 from Amsterdam and Kuala Lumpur lost contact with the ground at around 2:15pm GMT. Six of the passengers killed are believed to have been British, and 80 [...]
Air traffic rerouted away from Ukraine after MH17 crash July 17, 2014 Several airlines have now confirmed that they are avoiding Ukrainian airspace after a Malaysian Airlines jet crashed in eastern Ukraine. Flight MH17 came down near the Russian border, in the Donetsk region of Ukraine, earlier today. The UK's Department for Transport (DfT) has told aircraft already in the air to avoid Ukrainian airspace. A spokesperson [...]
MH17 plane crash: Investors sell off airline stocks, pile into gold July 17, 2014 Traders have reacted to news that a Malaysian Airlines plane has crashed in eastern Ukraine by selling off stocks, especially of airlines. Geopolitical fears over tensions between Ukraine and Russia have been resurrected, seeing investors move out of equities into traditional safe-haven assets, like gold. The precious metal is often seen as a hedge against [...]
MH17 plane crash: Flight map shows last tracked location of Malaysian Airlines jet July 17, 2014 MH17, the plane which went down over eastern Ukraine near the Russian border, can be seen on the map below in its last transmitted location. Flightradar24, the flight tracking service, tweeted the image below, showing the Boeing 777 close to the city of Poltava in Ukraine flying at 33,000ft, or 10,000 metres. The flight was [...]
Malaysia Airlines to rethink Jet purchases June 26, 2014 MALAYSIA Airlines, whose flight MH370 disappeared mysteriously more than three months ago, could alter plans for future aircraft purchases, chief executive Ahmad Jauhari Yahya has said. Passengers have kept away from the company following the unexplained disappearance of the Kuala Lumpur-Beijing flight and no wreckage has been found.