Well, not or on purpse, a few airlines has indeed been shut down over the time, including "by the west": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airliner_shootdo

Well, not or on purpse, a few airlines has indeed been shut down over the time, including "by the west": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airliner_shootdown_incidents https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airliner_shootdown_inc... E.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_Air_Flight_655 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_Air_Flight_655 "Iran Air Flight 655 was an Iran Air passenger flight from Tehran to Dubai. On 3 July 1988, the aircraft operating on this route was shot down by the United States Navy guided missile cruiser USS Vincennes under the command of William C. Rogers III. " 290 casualties.