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 Peril Over Pakistan
On 28 July 2010, Airblue Flight 202 crashed into the Margalla Hills while attempting to land at Benazir Bhutto International Airport in poor weather conditions, killing all 152 people on board.
10:00 PM on USA Network (CAN)
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Mayday Deadly Cover Up
Aeroperú Flight 603 plunges into the Pacific; a navy expedition retrieves the plane's black boxes.
11:00 PM on USA Network (CAN)
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Mayday Divided in Crisis
Air traffic controllers hear an explosion as Air Algérie Flight 6289 takes off from a remote airport in the Sahara; a few moments later, the Boeing 737-200 crashes at the end of the runway.
12:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)
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Mayday Terror in Paradise
Experts investigate an unexpected explanation for the fatal crash of Air Moorea Flight 1121 when they hear its pilot's anguished cry on the cockpit voice recorder.
1:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)
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Mayday Behind Closed Doors
A design fault leads to an explosion on a DC-10 and two years later the same design fault causes another tragedy.
2:00 AM on CTV Nature Canada
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Mayday Qantas 32: Titanic in the Sky
On November 4, 2010, the pilots of Qantas Flight 32 were forced to deal with a series of failures when an explosion tore apart an engine on their A380.
4:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)
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Mayday Fanning the Flames
A complex recovery operation is launched to find out if a 747 which disappeared into the Indian Ocean was carrying illegal weapons.
6:00 AM on CTV Nature Canada
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Mayday Qantas 32: Titanic in the Sky
On November 4, 2010, the pilots of Qantas Flight 32 were forced to deal with a series of failures when an explosion tore apart an engine on their A380.
2:00 PM on USA Network (CAN)
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Mayday Fanning the Flames
A complex recovery operation is launched to find out if a 747 which disappeared into the Indian Ocean was carrying illegal weapons.
2:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada
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Mayday Fanning the Flames
A complex recovery operation is launched to find out if a 747 which disappeared into the Indian Ocean was carrying illegal weapons.
7:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada
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