African Skies
A good point indeed , the real concern for Malaysia is the impact this bad luck/bad karma has in their main, ie Asian market , where such things are taken very seriously indeed.
this is a tragedy but in its way is an accident because the Ukaine irregulars (described in one of the intercept transcripts as -the Cossacks) recklessly launched such a lethal missile without any rules of engagement or cross checking. In that respect I wonder if MH17 was contrailing , if it was NOT it would be far easier to make the mistake that is was smaller/lower and not an airliner because they always leave those white trails . well on hot dry day over the Ukraine plains 330 might not be high enough for condensation. Just a thought and certainly not an excuse