Pilot Group Calls for Cohesive Risk Appraisal of War Zones
While some airlines avoided the conflict zone over eastern Ukraine, others assumed that the open airspace implied an acceptable level of safety.
The loss of two Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777s in two separate incidents this year is part of a trend that is expected to see both war risk and hull loss insurance premiums increase when policies are renewed later this year. Photo: Flickr: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/" target="_blank">Creative Commons (BY-SA)</a> by <a href="http://flickr.com/people/aero_icarus" target="_blank">Aero Icarus</a>
The loss of two Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777s in two separate incidents this year is part of a trend that is expected to see both war risk and hull loss insurance premiums increase when policies are renewed later this year. Photo: Flickr: Creative Commons (BY-SA) by Aero Icarus