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 Double Trouble: TransAir Cargo Flight 671
After an explosion rips both engines off the right wing, the pilots of Transair 671 manage a landing at a French military airfield.
7:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada
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Mayday Mixed Signals
The conflicting alarms confuse pilots of Birgenair Flight 301 before it crashes into the ocean with no survivors.
1:30 AM on USA Network (CAN)
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Mayday Double Trouble: TransAir Cargo Flight 671
After an explosion rips both engines off the right wing, the pilots of Transair 671 manage a landing at a French military airfield.
2:00 AM on CTV Nature Canada
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Mayday Fatal Distraction
The pilots of Eastern Airline Flight 401 try to determine why both landing-gear lights do not function, distracting them.
4:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)
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Mayday Pacific Plunge
When Alaska Airlines Flight 261 suddenly nosedives into the Pacific, investigators uncover a critical maintenance issue with deadly implications.
6:00 AM on CTV Nature Canada
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Mayday Fatal Distraction
The pilots of Eastern Airline Flight 401 try to determine why both landing-gear lights do not function, distracting them.
2:00 PM on USA Network (CAN)
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Mayday Pacific Plunge
When Alaska Airlines Flight 261 suddenly nosedives into the Pacific, investigators uncover a critical maintenance issue with deadly implications.
2:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada
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Mayday Fatal Distraction
The pilots of Eastern Airline Flight 401 try to determine why both landing-gear lights do not function, distracting them.
1:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)
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Mayday Pacific Plunge
When Alaska Airlines Flight 261 suddenly nosedives into the Pacific, investigators uncover a critical maintenance issue with deadly implications.
2:00 AM on CTV Nature Canada
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Mayday Grounded: Boeing Max 8
Indonesian investigators try to determine why a Boeing 737 Max 8, one of the best-selling new airplanes on Earth, plunged into the Java Sea.
3:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)
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