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My dad met one of the flight attendants from 236 (while returning home via Air Transat from a Mayday shoot, funnily enough), and mentioned that I was interested in aviation history. She didn't want the model of the plane that was given to her to commemorate the incident, so the plaque on the base was removed, and it was given to me.
In-depth analyses of air accidents by /u/Admiral_Cloudberg. Crisis over the Atlantic: The near crash of Air Transat flight 236. (2001) The near crash of Air Transat flight 236 - An Airbus A330 with 306 people on board is forced to glide to a powerless landing in the Azores after all its fuel escapes through a ruptured pipe. Analysis inside.
TIL that on August 24, 2001, Air Transat Flight 236 lost all of its fuel in mid air, the captain(a glider pilot) then proceeded to glide the Airbus A330, with 306 occupants, without any power, for 19 minutes, covering some 120 km, until landing hard at Lajes Air Base with 0 casualties
Air Transat Flight 236 The Airbus A330 ran out of fuel due to a fuel leak caused by improper maintenance. Captain Robert Piché, 48, an experienced glider pilot, and First Officer Dirk de Jager, 28, flew the plane to a successful emergency landing in the Azores, saving all 306 people (293 passengers and 13 crew) on board.
Air Transat Flight 236, from Canada to Portugal, lost all engine powers due to a fuel leak from improper maintenance. The captain, a glider pilot, and first officer glided the plane to a landing in the Azores, saving all 306 on board. This was the longest unpowered passenger aircraft glide, ~75mi.
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The aircraft was a two-year-old Airbus A330-243 registered as C-GITS[3] that first flew on March 17, 1999,[4] configured with 362 seats and placed in service by Air Transat on April 28, 1999.[4] It was powered by two Rolls-Royce Trent 772B-60 engines capable of delivering 71,100 lbf (316 kN) thrust each.
Air Transat Flight 236 was an Air Transat flight bound for Lisbon, Portugal from Toronto, Canada that lost all power while flying over the Atlantic Ocean on August 24, 2001. The Airbus A330-243 suffered a complete power loss due to a fuel leak caused by improper maintenance.
I think they can remake Air Transat Flight 236. The old episode in season 1 was based on expert opinion and known facts about the flight,and at that time,the official report was not released,now there's a final report from GPIAA Portugal and in recent seasons there are three events of Portugal (Martinair 495,Independent Air 1851,Air Astana 1388 ...
Former drug smuggler and Canadian pilot Robert Piché, who successfully glided Air TranSat Flight 236 to an emergency landing on an air base in the Azores after the plane lost fuel. (Atlantic Ocean, August 24, 2001) [640x480]