Cruel Skies
Cruel Skies revisits four pivotal aviation disasters and near-misses.
2026-07-01 12:39:48 +0000 UTC→2026-07-01 13:39:47 +0000 UTC(59m)
Schedule for Mayday: Air Disaster
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Missed Approach
Korean Air Flight 801 crashes five kilometres short of its destination, the airport in Guam.
2026-07-03 00:59:46 +0000 UTC→2026-07-03 01:59:46 +0000 UTC(1h)
Ghost Plane
A plane mysteriously circles the Athens airport. It doesn't answer air traffic controllers.
2026-07-02 23:59:46 +0000 UTC→2026-07-03 00:59:46 +0000 UTC(1h)
System Breakdown
System Breakdown revisits five pivotal aviation disasters.
2026-07-02 22:59:47 +0000 UTC→2026-07-02 23:59:46 +0000 UTC(59m)
Under Pressure
Nigeria Airways Flight #2120 erupts into a fireball, killing all 261 people on board.
2026-07-02 22:04:47 +0000 UTC→2026-07-02 22:59:47 +0000 UTC(55m)
Mayday: Air Disaster
Tuninter Flight 1153 is heading to Djerba when its right engine fails over the Mediterranean.
2026-07-02 21:04:44 +0000 UTC→2026-07-02 22:04:47 +0000 UTC(1h)
Munich Air Disaster
Eight Manchester United football players are killed in a notorious Munich plane crash.
2026-07-02 20:09:44 +0000 UTC→2026-07-02 21:04:44 +0000 UTC(55m)
Kid in the Cockpit
Express Samina is on its normal route when it smashes into a huge rock.
2026-07-02 19:09:29 +0000 UTC→2026-07-02 20:09:44 +0000 UTC(1h)
Impossible Landing
United Airlines Flight #232 is crippled when one of its three engines explodes.
2026-07-02 12:19:26 +0000 UTC→2026-07-02 13:14:26 +0000 UTC(55m)
Collision Course
A freight train rumbling through the suburb derails and crashes, destroying homes and taking lives.
2026-07-02 11:19:11 +0000 UTC→2026-07-02 12:19:26 +0000 UTC(1h)
Flying Blind
Immediately after take off, the pilots begin to experience a confusing set of alarms.
2026-07-02 10:17:11 +0000 UTC→2026-07-02 11:19:11 +0000 UTC(1h2m)
Nowhere to Land
The pilots of TACA Flight #110 manage one of the most remarkable landings in the history.
2026-07-02 09:22:11 +0000 UTC→2026-07-02 10:17:11 +0000 UTC(55m)
Hanging by a Thread
A short island hop from Maui to Honolulu quickly turns into a nightmare for the crew and passengers.
2026-07-02 08:21:57 +0000 UTC→2026-07-02 09:22:11 +0000 UTC(1h)
Alarming Silence
The pilots are bound for Phoenix Arizona, but first they have to find their runway.
2026-07-02 07:24:55 +0000 UTC→2026-07-02 08:21:57 +0000 UTC(57m)
Phantom Strike
A business jet is shaken by a massive hit over the Amazon rainforest.
2026-07-02 06:24:52 +0000 UTC→2026-07-02 07:24:55 +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.
2026-07-02 00:27:52 +0000 UTC→2026-07-02 01:27:52 +0000 UTC(1h)
Hudson River Runway
United Airlines Flight #1549 collides with a flock of birds. Both engines suddenly lose all thrust.
2026-07-01 23:32:52 +0000 UTC→2026-07-02 00:27:52 +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.
2026-07-01 22:30:53 +0000 UTC→2026-07-01 23:32:52 +0000 UTC(1h1m)
Killing Machine
In Algiers on Christmas Eve in 1994, an Air France Airbus carrying 180 people was hijacked.
2026-07-01 21:28:53 +0000 UTC→2026-07-01 22:30:53 +0000 UTC(1h2m)
Behind Closed Doors
It's one of the most alarming disasters in the history of aviation, and not just because of the crash.
2026-07-01 20:28:53 +0000 UTC→2026-07-01 21:28:53 +0000 UTC(1h)
Dead Weight
A small commuter plane, Air Midwest Flight 5481, is on a short flight when disaster strikes.
2026-07-01 19:28:53 +0000 UTC→2026-07-01 20:28:53 +0000 UTC(1h)
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