Mayday

Season 8 Episode 1: System Breakdown (Next Generation Air Transportation System)

1956 Grand Canyon mid-air collision, 1986 Cerritos mid-air collision, Avianca Flight 52, Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907, Überlingen mid-air collision. This special looked at the role of air traffic controllers in the airline industry, and took 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, as well as delegating some of the air traffic controllers' tasks to computers on board each plane.

Genre:

Documentary, Drama, Crime

Seasons:

26

Episodes:

240

Cast:

Stephen Bogaert

Quality:

HD

Duration:

45 min

First Air:

2003

Rating:

8.2