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6 Episodes 2011 - 2011
Episode 1
50 mins
Pilot Error: Have airlines made flying more risky by trying to eliminate human error.
Episode 2
Episode 3
49 mins
Episode 4
49 mins
Episode 5
51 mins
Fire on Board tells the dramatic story - It starts in 2007 on packed China Airlines flight 120, as a raging fire takes hold of the plane. If the passengers are going to escape in time it will depend on whether the lessons of the past have been learnt. One of those lessons comes from a disaster at Manchester airport in 1985, where 55 people perish in a massive uncontrollable fire.
Episode 6
51 mins
Modern technology has enabled aircraft to fly in appalling weather conditions. But extreme weather can push pilots and aircraft to their limits and beyond with terrible consequences. Dangerous weather is responsible for one in three air crashes.