Ukrainian Airliner Downing Shows Conflict-Zone Issues Endure

Jens Flottau Sean Broderick January 24, 2020
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The downing of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 (PS752) comes five years after a similar occurrence touched off calls for aviation and governments to improve at steering aircraft away from risky airspace. But the disaster underscores that clear deficiencies remain, and the loss of all 176...
Jens Flottau

Based in Frankfurt, Germany, Jens is executive editor and leads Aviation Week Network’s global team of journalists covering commercial aviation.

Sean Broderick

Senior Air Transport & Safety Editor Sean Broderick covers aviation safety, MRO, and the airline business from Aviation Week Network's Washington, D.C. office.

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