Who authorises the flight plan for civilian planes and then decides its a good idea to overfly a war zone?
ROG:
Who authorises the flight plan for civilian planes and then decides its a good idea to overfly a war zone?
I think this story is going to go for a while. Certainly puts the spotlight on Malaysia Airways again. Regardless of the fact it got shot down, why was it there in the first place?
Sod that for a game of Soldiers !
Oops sorry, it was a game of Soldiers.
The fact that the Ukraine and their supporters in the US and EU have obviously tried to use the situation for maximum propaganda value against Russia and the Russian ‘seperatists’ seems like too much of a co incidence.IE civilian shields being used to help Ukrainian air attacks against the Russian nationalist population with the complicity of the US and EU governments.
The story goes that the pilots were told that it’s ‘safe’ to over fly the region so long as they stay above 30,000 feet.The when the inevitable happens they say that they knew that the air defence capability of the seperatist forces covers 70,000 feet +. 
At an altitude of 6 miles, that is some pretty sophisticated munitions to take down a plane. That is not some dip ■■■■ separatist exetremist, that is some government funded group.
Piles of weaponry capable of bringing the plane down just lying around these ex commie bloc states Mick, for someone with the right contacts all sorts of weapons would be easily bought.
The story is that the Russian nationalist factions nicked the required kit from the Ukrainian stores when they took over the area.In this case it seems to be the Buk system.Ironically the pro Ukraine propaganda seems to be conveniently leaving out Ukrainian air attacks on the Russian nationalist side’s settlements and resulting casualties.Which would explain why they’ve got a load of trigger happy people allegedly shooting down anything which they don’t like the look of flying over their region.
I cant understand why airlines still fly into and over country’s in conflict. just put a hold on all …
ROG:
Who authorises the flight plan for civilian planes and then decides its a good idea to overfly a war zone?
Found which organisation is responsible for allowing airlines to do it = IATA
Malaysian Airlines jet downed in Ukraine was in unrestricted airspace: IATA
Unlikely that Kiev fired the shot because the rebels have got no planes & the weapon was fired in rebel occupied country.
have they found the other one yet?
There’s gonna be a lot of new Euro notes being exchanged around the Ukraine/Russia border in the coming days.
shuttlespanker:
have they found the other one yet?
nope
Cant vouch for this titbit, but a driver/conspiracy theorist said to me that the missing MH370 was carrying a group of senior boffins involved in the development of a groundbreaking radar invisibility system. No idea either way if its bullshine or sinister truth! 
Why do they call it a CRASH
I suppose it could be said that a missile crashed into it 