To make sure their distress signal is understood and not confused with other transmissions, pilots say "Mayday" three times. This practice dates back to the early days of radio, when single calls ...

Moments before the crash, the pilot issued a Mayday call to Air Traffic Control (ATC), indicating a critical emergency ...

If you've ever seen a movie with a ship or airplane in distress, you've probably heard the emergency call “Mayday.” The famous distress signal is well known to the public as well as the professionals ...

“Mayday, Mayday, Mayday!” can be heard just minutes after the small plane took off from Colorado Springs Airport. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — In an air traffic control (ATC) audio obtained by ...