Who's Flying The Plane?
Who's Flying the Plane? revisits some of the most troubling aviation disasters.
2026-01-09 10:35:23 +0000 UTC→2026-01-09 11:35:23 +0000 UTC(1h)
Schedule for Mayday: Air Disaster
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Invisible Killer
As Delta Airlines Flight 191 reached Dallas Fort Worth Airport, it had diverted around two separate storms.
2026-01-11 15:50:20 +0000 UTC→2026-01-11 16:50:19 +0000 UTC(59m)
Mayday: Air Disaster
Pan Am Flight 103 explodes over Lockerbie, Scotland, shortly after departing Heathrow Airport.
2026-01-11 14:50:20 +0000 UTC→2026-01-11 15:50:20 +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.
2026-01-11 13:50:20 +0000 UTC→2026-01-11 14:50:20 +0000 UTC(1h)
Missing Over New York
Avianca Airlines Flight 52 was flying in blue skies when it was put in its first holding pattern.
2026-01-11 12:48:20 +0000 UTC→2026-01-11 13:50:20 +0000 UTC(1h2m)
The Heathrow Enigma
British Airways Flight #38 is preparing to land. Then, the aircraft is inexplicably crippled.
2026-01-11 11:53:20 +0000 UTC→2026-01-11 12:48:20 +0000 UTC(55m)
Racing the Storm
At the height of thunderstorm season, American Airlines 1420 ends in disaster.
2026-01-11 10:51:20 +0000 UTC→2026-01-11 11:53:20 +0000 UTC(1h2m)
Mistaken Identity
A military radar operator mistakenly identifies an approaching civilian aircraft as a hostile F-14.
2026-01-11 09:51:06 +0000 UTC→2026-01-11 10:51:20 +0000 UTC(1h)
Deadly Crossroads
A plane carrying a group of school children heading to Spain is on a collision course with DHL cargo plane.
2026-01-11 02:53:04 +0000 UTC→2026-01-11 03:55:04 +0000 UTC(1h2m)
Mayday: Air Disaster
A C-5 Galaxy evacuating orphaned Vietnamese babies from Saigon faces disaster at 23,000 feet.
2026-01-11 01:53:01 +0000 UTC→2026-01-11 02:53:04 +0000 UTC(1h)
Death and Denial
A Boeing 767 slams into the Atlantic Ocean, killing all 217 people on-board, the questions start flying.
2026-01-11 00:52:46 +0000 UTC→2026-01-11 01:53:01 +0000 UTC(1h)
Blow Out
The crew and passengers aboard British Airways Flight 111 know something is terribly wrong.
2026-01-10 23:50:46 +0000 UTC→2026-01-11 00:52:46 +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.
2026-01-10 22:50:46 +0000 UTC→2026-01-10 23:50:46 +0000 UTC(1h)
Fire on Board
The pilot of Swissair Flight 111 smells smoke in the cockpit less than an hour after take-off.
2026-01-10 21:48:46 +0000 UTC→2026-01-10 22:50:46 +0000 UTC(1h2m)
Mayday: Air Disaster
China Airlines Flight 611 vanishes from radar a massive rescue follows, but all aboard are lost.
2026-01-10 20:48:46 +0000 UTC→2026-01-10 21:48:46 +0000 UTC(1h)
Target Is Destroyed
Korean Airlines Flight #007 is high above the Sea of Japan with 269 people on board.
2026-01-10 15:59:40 +0000 UTC→2026-01-10 16:56:42 +0000 UTC(57m)
Missed Approach
Korean Air Flight 801 crashes five kilometres short of its destination, the airport in Guam.
2026-01-10 14:59:40 +0000 UTC→2026-01-10 15:59:40 +0000 UTC(1h)
Turning Point
The pilots of Northwest Airlines Flight #85 barely get their crippled 747 to Alaska for an emergency landing.
2026-01-10 14:04:40 +0000 UTC→2026-01-10 14:59:40 +0000 UTC(55m)
Under Pressure
Nigeria Airways Flight #2120 erupts into a fireball, killing all 261 people on board.
2026-01-10 13:09:40 +0000 UTC→2026-01-10 14:04:40 +0000 UTC(55m)
Fog of War
A military 737 carrying high-powered passengers crashes miles from its intended destination in Croatia.
2026-01-10 12:09:40 +0000 UTC→2026-01-10 13:09:40 +0000 UTC(1h)
Collision Course
A freight train rumbling through the suburb derails and crashes, destroying homes and taking lives.
2026-01-10 11:09:25 +0000 UTC→2026-01-10 12:09:40 +0000 UTC(1h)
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