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Mayday

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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.

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Upcoming TV Listings for Mayday

Mayday Final Approach

Korean Airlines Flight 801 overshoots a runway during the final approach for a night landing and crashes into a hillside on Aug. 6, 1997.

2:00 PM on USA Network (CAN)

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Mayday Stormy Cockpit

A brand-new 737 falls from the sky over West Africa during a major storm, but investigators eventually discover weather had nothing to do with it.

2:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada

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Mayday Final Approach

Korean Airlines Flight 801 overshoots a runway during the final approach for a night landing and crashes into a hillside on Aug. 6, 1997.

1:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)

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Mayday Stormy Cockpit

A brand-new 737 falls from the sky over West Africa during a major storm, but investigators eventually discover weather had nothing to do with it.

2:00 AM on CTV Nature Canada

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Mayday Cockpit Catastrophe

When the cockpit window of Sichuan Airlines 8633 explodes, the crew somehow battles gale-force winds and oxygen deprivation to safely land the plane.

3:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)

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Mayday Dream Flight Disaster

When a UK billionaire and his family die in an Australian seaplane crash, investigators uncover a minor maintenance issue with deadly consequences.

4:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)

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Mayday Deadly Deception

The plan to save a Bulgarian airliner hinges on convincing the violent hijackers that their demands have been met before the plane runs out of fuel.

5:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)

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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.

6:00 AM 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.

7:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)

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Mayday Holding Pattern

After Flydubai Flight 981 nosedives into the runway at Russia's Rostov airport, investigators uncover one of the most lethal traps in aviation.

8:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)

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