Princess Juliana International Airport in Sint Maarten is one of the world's most challenging and famous landing approaches. Discover how a routine landing turned perilous when multiple factors aligned against an experienced flight crew. 

Sources:

Transportation Safety Board of Canada investigation report

Christine Negroni's aviation blog

Wikipedia page on WestJet Flight 2652

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Final Boarding Call is hosted by Alice Stern and Zach Stemas, researched and written by Alice Stern, produced and edited by Alice Stern and Zach Stemas.

Join Alice and Zach for a special quarterly roundup of recent aviation incidents and accidents from around the world. In this premiere edition, they explore five significant aviation events from the first quarter of 2025, including the deadliest U.S. air disaster in nearly 24 years, a medical flight crash in Philadelphia, a weight-related accident in Alaska, a miraculous survival story in Toronto, and an engine fire incident in Denver. 

Sources: 

PSA Airlines Midair Collision:

• "NTSB Issues Chilling Preliminary Report: Years of Helicopter Near-Misses Before American Airlines 5342 Tragedy" - View From The Wing
• "NTSB Preliminary Report DCA25MA108" - National Transportation Safety Board

Learjet Crash in Philadelphia:

• "Kreindler Aviation Attorneys Monitoring Crash of Learjet 55 Medical Flight into a Busy Metro Area in Philadelphia" - Kreindler & Kreindler LLP
• "Jet Rescue Air Ambulance Fatal Crash" - AirMed and Rescue

Bering Air Cessna Caravan Crash:

• "NTSB says plane to Nome that crashed, killing 10, was overweight" - Alaska Public Media
• "Alaska Plane Crash Was Caused By Being Overweight, Officials Say" - The New York Times

Delta Connection Flight 4819 Crash:

• "Preliminary Report Says Right Landing Gear Part Fractured, Folded In Delta Flight 4819 Crash" - Star Tribune
• "High Rate of Descent Noted Before Delta Crash" - Airline Geeks

American Airlines Flight 1006:

• "How A Colorado Springs Flight Caught Fire In Denver" - Colorado Public Radio
• "American Airlines Engine Fire at Denver: What We Know So Far" - Fear of Landing

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When the cockpit windscreen of British Airways Flight 5390 suddenly blows out at 17,300 feet, a routine morning flight turns into an unimaginable nightmare. With the captain partially ejected from the aircraft and facing the full force of sub-zero winds, co-pilot Alastair Atchison and the cabin crew find themselves in a desperate race against time. As the plane begins to dive through some of the busiest air lanes in Europe, they must make split-second decisions that will determine the fate of all 87 souls on board.

Sources:

Mayday: Air Crash Investigation documentary series, Season 2, Episode 1, titled "Blow Out"

Official Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) report

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Final Boarding Call is hosted by Alice Stern and Zach Stemas, researched and written by Alice Stern, produced and edited by Alice Stern and Zach Stemas.