Mixed Signals
Moments after takeoff, the pilots of Birgenair Flight 301 are bombarded by confusing alarms.
2026-08-01 20:49:30 +0000 UTC→2026-08-01 21:49:30 +0000 UTC(1h)
Schedule for Mayday: Air Disaster
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Panic over the Pacific
A series of small mistakes causes China Airlines Flight 006 to fall 30,000 feet (10 kms) in just two minutes.
2026-08-02 12:36:49 +0000 UTC→2026-08-02 13:36:49 +0000 UTC(1h)
System Breakdown
System Breakdown revisits five pivotal aviation disasters.
2026-08-02 11:36:50 +0000 UTC→2026-08-02 12:36:49 +0000 UTC(59m)
Vertigo
Flash Airlines 604 crashes into the Red Sea minutes after take off. Was it terrorism or a mechanical failure?
2026-08-02 10:36:50 +0000 UTC→2026-08-02 11:36:50 +0000 UTC(1h)
Fire on Board
The pilot of Swissair Flight 111 smells smoke in the cockpit less than an hour after take-off.
2026-08-02 09:34:50 +0000 UTC→2026-08-02 10:36:50 +0000 UTC(1h2m)
Mayday: Air Disaster
China Airlines Flight 611 vanishes from radar a massive rescue follows, but all aboard are lost.
2026-08-02 08:34:50 +0000 UTC→2026-08-02 09:34:50 +0000 UTC(1h)
Hidden Danger
United Airlines 585 and US Air 585 crash within several years of each other.
2026-08-02 07:34:50 +0000 UTC→2026-08-02 08:34:50 +0000 UTC(1h)
Hudson River Runway
United Airlines Flight #1549 collides with a flock of birds. Both engines suddenly lose all thrust.
2026-08-02 06:39:50 +0000 UTC→2026-08-02 07:34:50 +0000 UTC(55m)
Flying on Empty
An Air Transat Airbus runs out of fuel over the Atlantic and has to glide to a power-free landing.
2026-08-02 00:41:47 +0000 UTC→2026-08-02 01:43:46 +0000 UTC(1h1m)
The Final Blow
Air Inter Flight #148 starts its descent towards Strasbourg airport.
2026-08-01 23:44:45 +0000 UTC→2026-08-02 00:41:47 +0000 UTC(57m)
Pilot Betrayed
The aircraft's engines begin emitting a series of rapid-fire booming noises.
2026-08-01 22:49:45 +0000 UTC→2026-08-01 23:44:45 +0000 UTC(55m)
Attack Over Baghdad
Shortly after takeoff, the three man crew of the DHL A300 is thrown into the fight of their lives.
2026-08-01 21:49:30 +0000 UTC→2026-08-01 22:49:45 +0000 UTC(1h)
Mixed Signals
Moments after takeoff, the pilots of Birgenair Flight 301 are bombarded by confusing alarms.
2026-08-01 20:49:30 +0000 UTC→2026-08-01 21:49:30 +0000 UTC(1h)
Who's Flying The Plane?
Who's Flying the Plane? revisits some of the most troubling aviation disasters.
2026-08-01 19:49:30 +0000 UTC→2026-08-01 20:49:30 +0000 UTC(1h)
Killing Machine
In Algiers on Christmas Eve in 1994, an Air France Airbus carrying 180 people was hijacked.
2026-08-01 18:47:30 +0000 UTC→2026-08-01 19:49:30 +0000 UTC(1h2m)
Fatal Distraction
The crew have three green lights confirming that their landing gear is locked, but they only have two.
2026-07-26 13:44:47 +0000 UTC→2026-07-26 14:44:47 +0000 UTC(1h)
Cracks in the System
Chalk Ocean Airways Flight 101 is preparing for takeoff in the waters off Miami Beach, Florida.
2026-07-26 12:47:45 +0000 UTC→2026-07-26 13:44:47 +0000 UTC(57m)
Vertigo
Flash Airlines 604 crashes into the Red Sea minutes after take off. Was it terrorism or a mechanical failure?
2026-07-26 11:47:45 +0000 UTC→2026-07-26 12:47:45 +0000 UTC(1h)
Alarming Silence
The pilots are bound for Phoenix Arizona, but first they have to find their runway.
2026-07-26 10:50:43 +0000 UTC→2026-07-26 11:47:45 +0000 UTC(57m)
Phantom Strike
A business jet is shaken by a massive hit over the Amazon rainforest.
2026-07-26 09:50:40 +0000 UTC→2026-07-26 10:50:43 +0000 UTC(1h)
Falling From the Sky
During British Airways Flight 009's flight to Australia, smoke starts filling the cabin of a passenger jet.
2026-07-26 08:50:40 +0000 UTC→2026-07-26 09:50:40 +0000 UTC(1h)
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