'Air Disasters' on Smithsonian Channel takes flight again for its 13th season. The docudrama series details the chain of causes leading to a crash.
In the latest season of the Smithsonian Channel series, which premieres Sunday, a Cathay Pacific Airbus A-330 experiences double engine failure over the South China Sea, the pilot of a modified World War II P-51 Mustang fighter plane crashes into the crowd at the Reno Air Races, and a cargo DC-8 carrying a three-man crew hurtles to the ground on its final approach to the U.S. naval station in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Notes Bystram: “We found Jakson Follmann, one of the surviving members of the team, and he told his story of losing not only most of his teammates but his leg. We also interviewed air traffic controller Yaneth Molina. The media initially blamed her for making the plane circle unnecessarily, causing it to run out of fuel. But that’s not what the report found. She was very eager to clear her name. It all made for a very powerful episode.
Glen Salzman, co-founder and co-chief executive of Montreal-based Cineflix Media Inc. — the production and distribution company behind such hits as HGTV’s “Property Brothers” and History Channel’s “American Pickers” — agreed. “More than 100,000 planes take off and land safely every day,” he says, “yet the crashes are what capture headlines. ‘Air Disasters’ goes beyond the news story to showcase how every incident, in one way or another, has contributed to safer skies.
“‘Air Disasters’ has grown more popular over time and has built a devoted audience,” says Smithsonian Channel’s chief programming officer David Royle. “Last season attracted our largest number of the much desired 25-54 viewers, and it’s one of those rare factual entertainment shows that draws broad co-viewing. It’s just a programmer’s dream series.
“The cockpit voice recorders and the flight data recorders might be my favorite props,” he continues. “They’re iconic to the world of air crash investigation, and they typically make an appearance in each episode.”
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