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Dutch Safety Board Blames ICAO, States for MH17 Failures
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The Dutch Safety Board cited several aviation parties for their failure to recognize the risks to a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 as it flew over a conflict zone in eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014. (Photo: Flickr: Creative Commons (BY) by lkarasawa)
The Dutch Safety Board cited several aviation parties for their failure to recognize the risks to a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 as it flew over a conflict zone in eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014. (Photo: Flickr: Creative Commons (BY) by lkarasawa)

The Dutch Safety Board has assigned culpability for a failure to recognize the risks to Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 while it flew over a conflict zone in Eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014, to “several aviation parties involved” including the International Civil Aviation Organization and member states. In a report issued Tuesday, the Dutch authorities also cited Ukraine for its failure to issue any specific warnings of risks to civil aviation during the period in which the conflict expanded into its airspace. “ICAO did not see any reason for questioning Ukraine or offering assistance,” it added.