In the middle of the night, high above the Atlantic Ocean, smoke begins to fill the cockpit of a Swissair MD-11. A fire has ...

The devastating crash of the Swissair Flight 111 in 1998 will be retold in a feature project that just started shooting, and is produced by Zurich-based C-Films AG and Nova Scotia’s Auguste Content.

Arcing of wiring in the inflight entertainment network (IFEN) was the most likely cause of an onboard fire that led to the fatal crash of Swissair Flight 111 Sept. 2, 1998, but Canadian investigators ...

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia -- An electrical spark in wiring of an in-flight entertainment system likely started the fire that brought down Swissair Flight 111 four years ago, and pilots had no chance to ...

An electrical spark in wiring of an in-flight entertainment system likely started the fire that brought down Swissair Flight 111 four years ago, and pilots had no chance to save the 229 people on ...

Swissair Flight 111 leaves a valuable safety legacy: Investigators were able to review aircraft flammability standards and improve testing and certification of materials. It also leaves a painful ...

Note: This program contains information that may be upsetting to students. Please preview it to determine its appropriateness for your classroom. NOVA follows the four-and-a-half year, $39 million ...

NPR's Michele Norris talks with David Evans, editor of Air Safety Week, about methods of investigating airline disasters, and NOVA's documentary Crash of Flight 111, which airs tonight on PBS. The ...

Canadian regulators investigating the 1998 crash of Swissair Flight 111 recommended in a preliminary report that pilots who detect smoke or fire should prepare to land immediately, even as they ...

Have students locate New York, Halifax, and Geneva on a map. Explain to students that Swissair Flight 111 was bound from New York to Geneva but tried to make an emergency landing in Halifax. Ask ...