John M. Cox is a retired American aircraft pilot, former flight instructor, former check pilot, former test pilot, former aircraft accident investigator, and active air safety expert who has flown over 14,000 hours, with over 10,000 hours in command of jet airliners. He has served as an aviation expert for programs such as Mayday (also known as Air Disasters in the United States and Air Crash Investigation in other parts of the world) and Why Planes Crash. His expertise has also been called upon by many TV shows, newspapers, and magazines, including ABC News, NBC News, CBS News, CNN, Discovery Channel, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Time, and many more.
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NBC News Daily (2022)
Guest starring as Aviation Analyst
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2025-06-26: Episode 126 (Jun 26, 2025)
- Episode 2025-04-18: Episode 77 (Apr 18, 2025)
- Episode 2025-02-20: Episode 36 (Feb 20, 2025)
The Beat with Ari Melber (2017)
Guest starring as John Cox
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2025-02-17: Episode 33 (Feb 17, 2025)
- Episode 2025-01-30: Episode 21 (Jan 30, 2025)
Deadline: White House (2017)
Guest starring as John Cox
- Episode 2025-01-31: Episode 22 (Jan 31, 2025)
Morning Joe (2006)
Guest starring as John Cox
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2025-02-18: Episode 34 (Feb 18, 2025)
- Episode 2025-01-31: Episode 22 (Jan 31, 2025)
- Episode 2025-01-30: Episode 21 (Jan 30, 2025)
Air Crash Investigation (2003)
Guest starring as John Cox
(12 episodes)
- Episode 22x01: Deadly Exchange (Jan 3, 2023)
- Episode 21x06: Peril over Portugal (Jan 24, 2022)
- Episode 21x01: Pacific Plunge (Jan 3, 2022)
- Episode 20x04: Cabin Catastrophe (Apr 12, 2021)
- Episode 20x02: Grounded: Boeing Max 8 (Apr 5, 2021)
- Episode 19x10: Runway Breakup (Mar 12, 2020)
- Episode 18x03: Borderline Tactics (Jan 14, 2019)
- Episode 17x10: Dead of Winter (Jul 4, 2018)
- Episode 16x06: Storming Out (Sep 12, 2017)
- Episode 16x01: Killer Attitude (Feb 20, 2017)
- Episode 15x09: Deadly Solution (Feb 6, 2017)
- Episode 15x06: Dangerous Approach (Jul 12, 2016)
Sunday TODAY with Willie Geist (1987)
Guest starring as Aviation Analyst
- Episode 2025-04-13: April 13, 2025 (Apr 13, 2025)
NBC Nightly News (1970)
Guest starring as Aviation Analyst
(9 episodes)
- Episode 2025-08-19: Aug 19 Tue (Aug 19, 2025)
- Episode 2025-07-11: Jul 11 Fri (Jul 11, 2025)
- Episode 2025-06-25: Jun 25 Wed (Jun 25, 2025)
- Episode 2025-06-21: Jun 21 Sat (Jun 21, 2025)
- Episode 2025-04-21: Apr 21 Mon (Apr 21, 2025)
- Episode 2025-04-12: Apr 12 Sat (Apr 12, 2025)
- Episode 2025-04-11: Apr 11 Fri (Apr 11, 2025)
- Episode 2025-03-20: Mar 20 Thur (Mar 20, 2025)
- Episode 2025-02-24: Feb 24 Mon (Feb 24, 2025)
Today (1952)
Guest starring as Aviation Analyst
(5 episodes)
- Episode 2025-06-26: Mariska Hargitay (Jun 26, 2025)
- Episode 2025-04-22: Ben Affleck, Jon Bernthal, Chef Kristen Kish (Apr 22, 2025)
- Episode 2025-04-18: April 18, 2025 (Apr 18, 2025)
- Episode 2025-03-10: Cate Blanchett, Regina Hall (Mar 10, 2025)
- Episode 2025-02-20: Robert De Niro, Edward Burns (Feb 20, 2025)