Airlines and regulatory agencies have improved their management of risks associated with flying over the world’s conflict zones in the aftermath of the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 by a surface-to-air missile, according to a report by the Dutch Safety Board.1
The report, Flying Over Conflict Zones, was issued in February as a follow-up to 11 safety recommendations that had been included in the board’s final investigation report on the July 17, 2014, crash of the Boeing 777 in Hrabove, Ukraine. That report was issued in October 2015.2
Debris from MH-17
The board concluded that the crash, which killed …
