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S1E11 Ep. 11: After Landing I’ll Call You
On July 4, 2000, Malév Flight 262 rolls into Thessaloniki with big “I’ve done this a thousand times” energy, and then casually forgets the one accessory that makes landings landings: the landing…
S1E10 Ep. 10: Tower Air’s Warehouse Terminal
Most people think JFK means iconic architecture, glossy international terminals, and the vague scent of overpriced bottled water. But in the early 1990s, Tower Air ran passenger flights out of…
S1E9 Ep. 9: The Great US Airways Coke Crisis
In the summer of 2008, as fuel prices spiked and airlines panicked, US Airways tried an idea so unpopular it became aviation folklore: charging coach passengers for soft drinks and bottled water.…
S1E8 Ep. 8: The Bathroom Break Upset
At 41,000 feet over the Pacific, an Air Nippon Boeing 737-700 turned into a physics lesson because of one simple human error: the First Officer tried to unlock the cockpit door for the captain and…
S1E7 Ep. 7: Kampuchea Airlines and the Bangkok Taxiway Abandonment
In July 2001 at 1 AM in Bangkok, a charter flight home for Korean tourists turned into a surreal airport nightmare. The airline was Kampuchea Airlines, the aircraft was a well-aged Lockheed L-1011…
S1E6 Ep. 6: The Weekend SNA Became “International”
In 2002, Alaska Airlines tried to launch nonstop service from Vancouver to Santa Ana’s John Wayne Airport and accidentally discovered that “international” is not a vibe, it is a federal workflow. The…
S1E5 Ep. 5: Northwest 188 and the Missing Minneapolis
In October 2009, Northwest Airlines Flight 188, an Airbus A320 from San Diego to Minneapolis, managed to do the one thing an airliner is not supposed to do on approach: it casually flew right past…
S1E4 Ep. 4: SkyDeli and the Bag Lunch Revolution
Before QR code menus and fifteen-dollar snack boxes, Delta ran a brilliantly cynical little experiment called SkyDeli. Starting in the mid-1990s, instead of serving tray meals on many domestic…
S1E3 Ep. 3: United’s Summer of Hell
Summer 2000 should have been peak travel season. Instead, United turned it into a case study in how an airline can collapse without a single hurricane in sight. With an on time arrival rate that…
S1E2 Ep. 2: More Room Throughout Coach
In 2000, American Airlines did something so rare it deserves to be preserved in a museum: they voluntarily made economy class roomier. The “More Room Throughout Coach” campaign, aka MRTC, pulled…
S1E1 Ep. 1: The Zombie Accelerometer
A Malaysia Airlines 777 leaves Perth for Kuala Lumpur and immediately chooses violence, but in the most corporate way possible: by politely delivering contradictory warnings and letting the computers…
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