> That was their first problem.

Where do you think you are, on reddit?

The families are not hoping for closure - they're hoping their relatives are still alive.

Regions new to passenger aviation cannot fathom that hundreds of people just cease to exist in an air accident.

What do you mean "regions new to passenger aviation"? Both Malaysia and China have domestic air flights operating way before the 1950s.

Malaysia Air was founded in 1947.

Not engaged.

The article is 100% correct about civilian (FAA) air regs - in fact the rules mentioned are pretty basic to any civil IFR pilot.

Although it's not surprising that military pilots would not be sharp on FAA regs, it does raise the question, "so how does civil and military aviation share the same airspace?"

From accidents seen around the world, you can't safely mix them. Civil pilots are "solely responsible" and military pilots are "flying under orders" and "flying a mission", which is why they defer to controllers.