The Tom Gulley Show Podcast!

In this episode of The Tom Gulley Show, Tom Gulley examines the Tenerife air disaster — the deadliest aviation accident in history — and the extraordinary chain of events that led to the tragic collision of two Boeing 747s on March 27, 1977. With 583 lives lost, the Tenerife disaster permanently changed aviation safety, cockpit communication, and air traffic control procedures around the world. Tom breaks down what happened at Los Rodeos Airport, including the role of heavy fog, miscommunication, crowded runways, and human factors that turned a routine diversion into catastrophe. The episode explores how this single event reshaped airline training, introduced Crew Resource Management (CRM), and fundamentally altered how pilots and controllers communicate to prevent future disasters. This episode of The Tom Gulley Show goes beyond the headlines, examining not just the tragedy itself, but the lessons learned — and why the Tenerife air disaster remains one of the most studied events in aviation history. If yo