The aeroplane is considered the safest means of transport, but there is one factor that has not changed: the person flying the plane. Pilot error is responsible for about 70 per cent of aircraft accidents today.
Flying is thought to be a safe way to travel, but things can still go wrong. What happens when a plane experiences a technological failure?
The safety of each plane that takes off depends on thousands of people doing their job properly. What happens if even small mistakes are made?
Flights endangered by forces of nature.
Professor Brendan Walker
Host
Eoin O'Shea
Director
Thomas Viner
Producer
Tom Brisley
