the plane with 279 people on board. four months later flight 17 was shot down over a rebel controlled region of eastern ukraine. they both blame prorussian separatists. all 289 people on board that flight died and malaysia airlines was already losing millions of dollars but the tragedies led to wider losses and mayorjor overhaul for the company. and air algerie flight crashed in northern mali. they re still investigating the cause. now let s bring in our foreign affairs correspondent and you logged thousands of miles yourself. what about this story over the weekend is making you shake your head the most about this tragedy. first of all good morning bill. i want to pick up on a couple of key aspects that you just mentioned this morning. there was no radio call and there was no emergency transponder signal.