Nick

Mayday Monday

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Mayday Monday is a weekly aviation podcast about the close calls, glitches, and strange moments that happen in and around aircraft — and why they're evidence the system works, not reasons to be afraid. Each episode takes one real incident, digs through the official investigation reports, and explains what actually happened in plain language: clear enough for nervous flyers, detailed enough for the avgeeks. No fear-mongering, no jargon left unexplained — just the story, the systems behind it, and the people and procedures that keep aviation the safest way to travel.

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Nick

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Engine Shutdown near Billund 06.07.2026 7:57

A KLM Boeing 737 was climbing out over the North Sea, homebound from Bergen to Amsterdam, when passengers heard two loud bangs and smoke drifted into the cabin. Up front, the crew saw the reason: the right engine's oil pressure was falling — a red-line warning that means protect the engine and shut it down. So they did, turned for Denmark, and landed safely at Billund about 35 minutes later, every...

Pilot Incapacitated near Munich 29.06.2026 8:13

On June 17th, 2026, an Easyjet A320 was cruising over Germany on a holiday run from Edinburgh to Crete when one of its two pilots became incapacitated — the airline called it a “welfare issue.” What happened next is the whole reason commercial aircraft carry two qualified pilots: the other one took control, declared the situation, and diverted to Munich, landing safely about 25 minutes later. We e...

Nose to Nose at Madrid 22.06.2026 7:50

On May 10th, 2026, at one of Europe’s busiest airports, an Iberia A350 bound for Rio and a Wizz Air A321neo headed for London rolled onto the same runway at the same moment — from opposite sides — and ended up nose to nose. Nobody was hurt and nothing was damaged, but it’s a textbook example of aviation’s most carefully guarded mistake: the runway incursion. We break down exactly how two crews end...