Season 2 delves into a series of gripping aviation crises. British Airways Flight 5390 grapples with a blown-out cockpit window on June 10, 1990, revealing maintenance errors. Meanwhile, tragedy strikes on August 21, 1995, as Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529 faces a fatal crash due to a propeller blade break-off caused by corrosion. Adding to the intensity, Air France Flight 8969 is hijacked on December 24, 1994, leading to a tense standoff and a daring rescue operation at Marseille Provence Airport.

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00:00:00 - Season 2 Episode 1: On 10 June 1990, a cockpit window on British Airways Flight 5390 blows out, partially ejecting and injuring the captain through the hole. A member of the cabin crew clings to his legs as the co-pilot completes an emergency landing without any deaths. The captain is found to be still alive after being outside the cockpit for 21 minutes. The blowout was caused by a maintenance worker installing incorrectly sized bolts during maintenance work.

00:51:29 - Season 2 Episode 2: On 21 August 1995, a blade on the left-side propeller of Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529 breaks off. The imbalance of the rotating propeller causes the engine to partly tear itself from its mounting, creating excessive drag. The aircraft rapidly loses altitude and crashes, killing nine people. Chlorine deposits in the blade led to the development of corrosion pits and fatigue cracks, causing it to weaken and break.

01:42:59 - Season 2 Episode 3: On 24 December 1994, Air France Flight 8969 is hijacked on the ground at Algiers Airport. The four terrorists demand the aircraft be allowed to depart for Paris so they can blow up the aircraft over the Eiffel Tower, but the Algerian Army blocks the aircraft with vehicles and refuse to allow it to take off. Unable to carry out their plans, the terrorists kill three passengers over the next two days. The aircraft is then cleared to take off, but the crew diverts to Marseille Provence Airport. The hostage rescue team of the French Gendarmerie storms the aircraft, and after a gun battle in the cabin, the hijackers are killed, while everyone else survives.

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