X-Ray Mega Airport

Race Against the Clock

2015 · 5 episodes · 3h 45m in all

Discover how every action at a mega-airport is planned to the hour, the minute, and the second. Keeping to such a regimented schedule requires thousands of engineers to race against the clock, twenty-four hours a day.

Episodes

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   1. Race Against the Clock

   21 May 2015 · 45 min

   Discover how every action at a mega-airport is planned to the hour, the minute, and the second. Keeping to such a regimented schedule requires thousands of engineers to race against the clock, twenty-four hours a day.

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   2. Total Control

   28 May 2015 · 45 min

   Using advanced equipment to x-ray scan the airport, find out how every action is precisely and predictably controlled, including that of the passengers as they enter the terminal, one of the most highly-controlled environments on Earth.

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   3. The Airport Never Sleeps

   4 Jun 2015 · 45 min

   Head behind the scenes at one of Europe’s busiest hubs, and discover how an operation the size of Frankfurt never enjoys down-time.

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   4. Crossroads of the World

   11 Jun 2015 · 45 min

   Head into the heart of this global mega-airport and explore its vital role in the world’s vast international air network. Flights from five continents land at Germany’s biggest airport every day - a feat only possible due to specialists from seventy countries working together to welcome passengers to the Frankfurt hub.

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   5. Failure Is Not An Option

   18 Jun 2015 · 45 min

   The airport’s engineering teams are under pressure, managing specialist technology that they cannot risk to fail. Witness an engine change on an A380 airliner, before finding out the precautions involved in pumping tens of thousands of litres of highly flammable aviation fuel.