Mayday
History
Catastrophic incidents in aviation history are meticulously re-enacted, providing insight into what went wrong and if the crashes and near-disasters could have been prevented; accounts from survivors combine with cockpit recordings and computer images to weave the gripping tales and expert testimony reveals the hows and whys behind the events, some of which have resulted in important changes to aviation safety and regulations.
Upcoming TV Listings for Mayday
Mayday Cleared for Disaster
An air traffic controller's mistake causes a Boeing 737 to land on a runway already occupied by another aircraft.
2:00 PM on USA Network (CAN)
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Mayday Deadly Departure
After a DC-8 cargo plane with only three working engines crashes on takeoff in Kansas City, investigators uncover a flaw in the pilots' training.
2:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada
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Mayday Delivery to Disaster
When an Amazon cargo plane nosedives into a swamp outside Houston, the evidence eventually leads investigators to a pilot with a long history of failures.
5:00 PM on USA Network (CAN)
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Mayday Mystery Over the Mediterranean
EgyptAir Flight 804 plunges into the Mediterranean Sea, and while it looks like a fire, the Egyptian authorities assume an act of terrorism; six years later, a controversial theory emerges.
6:00 PM on USA Network (CAN)
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Mayday Terror over the Pacific
On the 24th of February 1989, part of the right-side fuselage of United Airlines Flight 811 rips off, ejecting nine people from the aircraft and causing explosive decompression; the flight later lands safely at Honolulu without any more loss of life.
7:00 PM on USA Network (CAN)
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Mayday Deadly Departure
After a DC-8 cargo plane with only three working engines crashes on takeoff in Kansas City, investigators uncover a flaw in the pilots' training.
7:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada
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Mayday Delivery to Disaster
When an Amazon cargo plane nosedives into a swamp outside Houston, the evidence eventually leads investigators to a pilot with a long history of failures.
10:00 PM on USA Network (CAN)
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Mayday Mystery Over the Mediterranean
EgyptAir Flight 804 plunges into the Mediterranean Sea, and while it looks like a fire, the Egyptian authorities assume an act of terrorism; six years later, a controversial theory emerges.
11:00 PM on USA Network (CAN)
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Mayday Terror over the Pacific
On the 24th of February 1989, part of the right-side fuselage of United Airlines Flight 811 rips off, ejecting nine people from the aircraft and causing explosive decompression; the flight later lands safely at Honolulu without any more loss of life.
12:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)
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Mayday Cleared for Disaster
An air traffic controller's mistake causes a Boeing 737 to land on a runway already occupied by another aircraft.
1:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)
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