Mayday Season 8 System Breakdown (Next Generation Air Transportation System) 2009
8.2/10 by 240 users
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.
- Released: 2009-06-10
- Runtime: 46 minutes
- Genre: Documentary, Drama, Crime
- Stars: Stephen Bogaert, Jonathan Aris
- Director:
