It is September 11th, 2001, and shortly after taking off from Washington DC, hijackers storm the cockpit of American Airlines Flight 77 and fly the plane into the Pentagon. The symbol of US military might is in flames. Meanwhile, in New York City, jetliners have struck the two towers of the World Trade Center. The country is under attack, nearly 3,000 people are dead, and the FBI launches the largest investigation in American history.

What impact did this tragic event have on the airline industry?

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Mayday: Air Disaster - From Season 16 Episode 2:

En route to Los Angeles, American Airlines Flight 77 takes off from Washington Dulles International Airport. The Boeing 757 reaches its cruising altitude, but 36 minutes into the flight, air traffic controllers notice something odd—Flight 77 is veering off course. Two minutes later, concern turns to alarm when the flight vanishes from radar. Then comes news that will shock the world.

Every time a plane crashes, the world takes notice, and so do the experts whose job it is to figure out what happened. Mayday uncovers the truth behind the most legendary aviation disasters, and every episode features eyewitness accounts, captivating reenactments, state-of-the-art CGI, and interviews with the investigators who ultimately determined what went wrong.

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Mayday: Air Disaster is a dramatic non-fiction series that investigates high-profile air disasters to uncover how and why they happened. Mayday: Air Disaster follows survivors, family members of crash victims and transportation safety investigators as they piece together the evidence of the causes of major accidents. So climb into the cockpit for an experience you won’t soon forget.

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