Name: Mayday
Genre: Documentary

Mayday Episode 8.01 System Breakdown (Next Generation Air Transportation System)

Mayday Episode 8.01 System Breakdown (Next Generation Air Transportation System)

Episode Premiere

June 10, 2009

Genre

Documentary

Production Company

Cineflix Productions

Official Site

http://www.discovery.ca/Shows/Mayday

Information

Episode Premiere

June 10, 2009

Genre

Documentary

Period

2003 -

Production Co

Cineflix Productions

Distributor

Official Site

http://www.discovery.ca/Shows/Mayday

Cast and Crew

Director

Larry Bambrick

Screenwriter

Christopher Blow

Main Cast

Stephen Bogaert

Synopsis

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.