The Dutch Safety Board report today on the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 is welcome in that it definitively states that the Boeing 777-200

The Dutch Safety Board’s (DSB) report into the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in July 2014 spells out 11 recommendations to nations and the aviation industry to prevent similar future tragedies.

The downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in July 2014 was definitively caused by a BUK surface-to-air missile, according to the final report of the Dutch Safety Board (DSB) issued Oct 13.

An Egyptian-registered Tristar Air Airbus A300 freighter crashed near the Somali capital Mogadishu around 1930 local time Oct. 12, according to local reports.

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued a Safety Information Bulletin (SIB) following Russia’s use of cruise missiles against Syrian rebel forces last week.

Technical problems caused Southwest Airlines to delay 500 flights Oct. 11, but the carrier said its systems were expected to “perform normally” Oct. 12.

Startup carrier fastjet Kenya has been granted an air service license (ASL), paving the way for its air operator’s certificate (AOC) application.

A Singapore Airlines (SIA) Airbus A330-300 suffered a nosewheel collapse while parked at a gate outside Changi Airport's Terminal 3.