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snowwrestler on July 17, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Malaysia B772 has crashed near Donetsk

I believe U.S.-based airplanes fly around in a little bubble of U.S. laws, just like ships at sea under the U.S. flag.

jarin on July 17, 2014 [–]

They're subject to the jurisdiction of whoever's airspace they're in as well.

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