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 The Final Blow
An Air Inter flight crashes into the Vosges Mountains while attempting to land, killing most of the 96 passengers.
3:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)
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Mayday Cracks in the System
Chalk's Ocean Airways flight 101 crashes just after take-off from Watson Island in Miami on Dec. 19, 2005, killing 20 people.
4:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)
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Mayday System Breakdown
The role of air traffic controllers in the airline industry; a look at the next generation air transportation system, a new technology meant to eliminate mid-air collisions by reducing overall dependence on radar and radio.
5:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)
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Mayday Cruel Skies
The U.S. Aviation Weather Center in Kansas City, Mo., and the importance of accurate weather forecasting to the aviation industry.
6:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)
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Mayday Scratching the Surface
After taking off from Taiwan, a China Airlines 747 suddenly disappears from radar and crashes, killing 225 people.
7:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)
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Mayday Lockerbie Disaster
The tragic circumstances surrounding the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 by terrorists.
8:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)
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Mayday Storming Out
Approaching Charlotte, North Carolina, USAir Flight 1016 falls from the sky; the pilots blame severe weather, but that's only part of the story.
6:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada
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Mayday Caught On Tape
A car's dash cam captures footage of the final moments of TransAsia Airways Flight 235, as it nosedives into Taipei's Keelung River.
7:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada
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Mayday Terror Over Egypt
A plane carrying Russian tourists crashes into the Sinai Desert, and though a terrorist group claims responsibility it takes clever detective work to figure out what really happened to Metrojet 9268.
8:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada
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Mayday Deadly Discussions
In Buenos Aires, LAPA Flight 3142 staggers until it collapses and explodes in flames.
9:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada
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