In today's podcast, the tragic loss of MH17 over eastern Ukraine threatens to escalate civil conflict in the country, and means Malaysia's state-owned carrier has an uncertain future.In the deadliest aviation incident since September 11, 2001,Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 crashed with no survivors in Donetsk Oblast, the center of separatist violence in eastern Ukraine.A Ukrainian government official has said that the plane was shot down by a Russian-made Buk surface-to-air missile,though no group or nation has taken responsibility.Hong Kong authorities confirmed that one resident of the city was aboard MH17,while the latest statement from Malaysia Airlines says that 20 passengers have yet to have their nationalities confirmed.Shares in the airline's stock have fallen more than 10 percent from yesterday's close,as the company moves closer to the bankruptcy or privatization many predicted would be its fate after the disappearance of MH370 earlier this year.For Caixin Online, this is James Bradbury.
