Here's a look at the last five years of commercial plane crashes
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• July 2014. A Boeing 777 operated by Malaysia Airlines left the Netherlands, but never made it to Malaysia. It was shot down over eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 aboard. • March 2015. An Airbus A320 operated by Germanwings and headed from Spain to Germany crashed into the French Alps, killing all 150 people aboard. It was believed the pilot was suicidal and intentionally downed the plane.
• May 2016. An EgyptAir Airbus A320 headed to Egypt from France crashed into the Mediterranean Sea after the pilot lost control of the plane; 66 people were killed.
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