Mayday: Season 9
Season 9 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Mayday Season 8.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 9 Progress Shield
Panic on the Runway (British Airtours Flight 28M)
Sep 8, 2010 · 45 min
On 22 August 1985, an engine of British Airtours Flight 28M fails during takeoff, puncturing a hole in the wing fuel tank and starting a fire. The crew successfully abandons the ta
Pilot vs Plane (Air France Flight 296)
Sep 15, 2010 · 45 min
On 26 June 1988, Air France Flight 296 fails to climb and crashes into trees after performing a flyby during an airshow at Mulhouse-Habsheim Airport, killing three people. The caus
Alarming Silence (Northwest Airlines Flight 255)
Sep 22, 2010 · 45 min
On 16 August 1987, Northwest Airlines Flight 255 stalls as it lifts off from Detroit Metropolitan Airport and crashes just beyond the runway, killing 154 of the 155 people on board
Cleared for Disaster (USAir Flight 1493)
Sep 29, 2010 · 45 min
On 1 February 1991, USAir Flight 1493 collides with a waiting SkyWest Airlines aircraft on the runway, killing 34 people. An air traffic controller mistakenly assigned the inbound
Target Is Destroyed (Korean Air Lines Flight 007)
Oct 6, 2010 · 45 min
On 1 September 1983, during the Cold War, Korean Air Lines Flight 007 was shot down after violating Soviet airspace. The crew did not switch the autopilot from heading to INS mode
Cold Case (Air Ontario 1363 and USAir 405)
Oct 13, 2010 · 45 min
On 10 March 1989, Air Ontario Flight 1363 crashes just after takeoff, killing 24 people. Three years later, on 22 March 1992, USAir Flight 405 also crashes just after takeoff in si
The Final Blow (Air Inter Flight 148)
Oct 20, 2010 · 45 min
On 20 January 1992, Air Inter Flight 148 flies into a peak in the Vosges Mountains while circling to land at Strasbourg Airport, killing 87 people. An error made in programing the
Cracks in the System (Chalk's Ocean Airways Flight 101)
Oct 27, 2010 · 45 min
On 19 December 2005, just seconds after takeoff from Miami, Florida, the right wing of Chalk's Ocean Airways Flight 101 breaks off, causing the aircraft to crash into the sea, kill