As horrifying as the crash of Air India flight 171 was, investigators soon shocked the world again. They said the plane was likely intentionally crashed by a suicidal pilot, killing 260 people. How could this be? How could a pilot entrusted with hundreds of lives have evaded mental health screening meant to prevent such tragedies? In Episode 11 we look at the troubling history of intentional crashes by suicidal airline pilots. Such crashes are more numerous than we -- or the airlines -- would...
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As horrifying as the crash of Air India flight 171 was, investigators soon shocked the world again. They said the plane was likely intentionally crashed by a suicidal pilot, killing 260 people. How could this be? How could a pilot entrusted with hundreds of lives have evaded mental health screening meant to prevent such tragedies? In Episode 11 we look at the troubling history of intentional crashes by suicidal airline pilots. Such crashes are more numerous than we -- or the airlines -- would...
Just days after the Sept. 11 terror attacks in 2001, people in Florida, New York, and Washington D.C. began to receive letters containing deadly spores of the bacteria which causes anthrax. These letters killed five people, sickened 17 others, and added new layers of fear and uncertainty in the wake of the deadly plane hijackings. Post Offices were closed down for decontamination. Work in Congress ground to a halt. A tidal shift toward the use of email began. And despite the FBI committing ma...
Killer Means Awesome
As horrifying as the crash of Air India flight 171 was, investigators soon shocked the world again. They said the plane was likely intentionally crashed by a suicidal pilot, killing 260 people. How could this be? How could a pilot entrusted with hundreds of lives have evaded mental health screening meant to prevent such tragedies? In Episode 11 we look at the troubling history of intentional crashes by suicidal airline pilots. Such crashes are more numerous than we -- or the airlines -- would...
