Episode 1

Incompetent pilots have caused countless horrific crashes, but in their desperate attempt to eliminate human error, have airlines actually made flying more risky?

Episode 2

Planes hold lives in the balance but sometimes there are fatal errors in their design. Find out why a Jumbo Jet exploded mid-flight and DC10s fell from the sky.

Episode 3

Planes are an ideal terrorist target, carrying hundreds of potential victims and assuring worldwide publicity. How can new technologies stop hijackers getting on board?

Episode 4

When 47 children died in a plane crash, one grieving dad tracked down the air traffic controller on duty and murdered him. Why do these fatal collisions still occur?

Episode 5

Why does bad weather crash planes? And how did Juliane Koepcke survive when lightning struck her flight, and she plunged into a rainforest, still strapped in her seat?

Episode 6

When fire breaks out on a flight passengers only have two minutes to escape. Experts explore why some don't make it, and how larger planes pose a greater threat.