Inside The Black Box

Inside The Black Box tells the story of the hours, minutes and seconds leading up to some of the worst aviation disasters in history. It looks at the investigations which followed and the lessons learned which keep us safe today.

Episode 12 (Part 2) - STS-107 (The Columbia Shuttle Disaster) 10/31/2020

Episode 12 (Part 2) - STS-107 (The Columbia Shuttle Disaster) This is Part 2 of a two-part episode. /episode/index/show/blackboxpodcast/id/16629920

Episode 12 (Part 1) - STS-107 (The Columbia Shuttle Disaster) 10/31/2020

Episode 12 (Part 1) - STS-107 (The Columbia Shuttle Disaster) In the early morning of 1st February 2003, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Mission Control Centre is a hive of activity. /episode/index/show/blackboxpodcast/id/16629884

Episode 11 - Air France 4590 (The Concorde Disaster) 02/09/2020

Episode 11 - Air France 4590 (The Concorde Disaster) On the 25th of July 2000 at 4:40pm, Air France Flight 4590 sits on the taxiway of Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport in Paris France. Today they will be flying aboard the Aerospatiale/BAC Concorde. The passengers aboard Concorde are embarking on the first stage of a luxurious journey, travelling to New York where they will board the MS Deutschland for a 14 night cruise of the Caribbean. The total complement is 109. /episode/index/show/blackboxpodcast/id/13074908

Episode 10 - Delta Airlines 191 10/06/2019

Episode 10 - Delta Airlines 191 In the early evening of the 2nd of August, 1985, a Lockheed L1011 Tristar is on final approach to land at Dallas Fort Worth Internatonal Airport. /episode/index/show/blackboxpodcast/id/11530697

Episode 9 - American Airlines 965 07/05/2019

Episode 9 - American Airlines 965 At 6:30pm on the 20th of December 1995, a Boeing 757-200 sits on the taxiway of Miami International Airport. The 155 passengers and 8 crew members aboard American Airlines flight 965 are growing impatient, eager to begin their journey to Cali, in Colombia. /episode/index/show/blackboxpodcast/id/10413134

Episode 8 - Alaska Airlines 261 05/02/2019

Episode 8 - Alaska Airlines 261 On the 21st of January 2000 at 3:50pm, a McDonnel Douglas MD83 flies above the Pacific Ocean, about 25 miles off the Californian coast of the United States. /episode/index/show/blackboxpodcast/id/9627248

Episode 7 - Air France 447 02/25/2019

Episode 7 - Air France 447 At just after half past 1 in the morning on the 1st of June 2009, An Airbus A330-203 cruises at 35,000 feet above the Southern Atlantic Ocean. On board are 216 passengers and 12 crew members. /episode/index/show/blackboxpodcast/id/8770232

Episode 6 - CHC Helikopter Service 241 01/12/2019

Episode 6 - CHC Helikopter Service 241 It is just after 11am on the 29th of April 2016. An Airbus Helicopters EC225 Super Puma touches down on a helipad in the North Sea. CHC Helikopter Services Flight 241 has just landed on the Gullfaks B Oil and Gas Platform in the Norwegian North Sea, about 80 miles off the Norwegian Coast. /episode/index/show/blackboxpodcast/id/8229578

Episode 5 - USAF Czar 52 (Fairchild B52 Incident) 11/25/2018

Episode 5 - USAF Czar 52 (Fairchild B52 Incident) On the afternoon of the 24th of June, 1994, a crowd has gathered by the runway of the Fairchild Air Force Base in the State of Washington in the United States. The group is here to watch a practice demonstration for the Fairchild Air Force Base Airshow, scheduled to take place the following day. /episode/index/show/blackboxpodcast/id/7675184

Episode 4 - Turkish Airlines 981 10/18/2018

Episode 4 - Turkish Airlines 981 On a cool winter morning a McDonnell Douglas DC-10 touches down at Orly International Airport, 7km South of Paris. It is 11am on the 3rd of March 1974. /episode/index/show/blackboxpodcast/id/7236623

Episode 3 - American Airlines 191 09/06/2018

Episode 3 - American Airlines 191 This is the story of American Airlines 191, an aviation disaster which occurred on the 25th of May 1979, and the investigation that followed it. /episode/index/show/blackboxpodcast/id/7012148

Episode 2 - Valujet 592 07/16/2018

Episode 2 - Valujet 592 It is just after 2pm on the Saturday the 11th of May 1996. A McDonnell Douglas DC9 lines up on Runway 9L at Miami International Airport. The DC-9 is being operated by Valujet, /episode/index/show/blackboxpodcast/id/6815696

Episode 1 - Aeroflot 593 07/02/2018

Episode 1 - Aeroflot 593 It’s just before 1am on the 23rd of March, 1994, An Airbus A310 cruises on autopilot at 33,000 feet above a frozen Siberian landscape. Aeroflot 593 is a regular Moscow to Hong Kong passenger service operating under the Russian International Airlines subsidiary of the national carrier, Aeroflot. Aeroflot 593 carries 63 passengers and 12 crew members. /episode/index/show/blackboxpodcast/id/6765934

Introduction 07/01/2018

Introduction Welcome to Inside The Black Box /episode/index/show/blackboxpodcast/id/6777032

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