Today’s podcast, like our last, is about an airline incident that caused major changes – safety related – to the airline industry as a whole, changing aviation travel to the appearance that it has for us today.  Thirty years ago, airline travel was a bit more laid back, but also lacked certain safety issues that we take for granted when we board a flight these days.

As usual, you can download the podcast at this link, find us on iTunes, or listen to the podcast in the embedded player below.

Sources for the podcast include:

• Wikipedia: Air Canada Flight 797 and Northwest Passage (song)
• Aviation Safety Network: Final Report, Air Canada Flight 797
• Time, via Archive.org: The Fire Within Flight 797
• PilotFriend.com: Air Canada 797

And as promised, here’s the picture of the plane showing where you sat was a factor in whether you lived or died…

Air Canada Flight 797 passenger seating chart