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2. Air Transat Flight 236 - Wikipedia

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   Air Transat Flight 236 was a transatlantic flight bound for Lisbon, Portugal, from Toronto, Canada, that lost all engine power while flying over the Atlantic Ocean on August 24, 2001. The Airbus A330 ran out of fuel because of a fuel leak caused by improper maintenance. Captain Robert Piché, 48, an experienced glider pilot, and First Officer ...

3. Robert Piché - Wikipedia

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   Robert Piché (born November 5, 1952) is a retired Canadian pilot. On August 24, 2001, he was captain of the Airbus A330 flying Air Transat Flight 236 and managed to land the aircraft safely in the Azores after it lost all power due to fuel exhaustion. As of September 2024, this remains a record glide length for a commercial aircraft in non ...

4. Air Transat - Wikipedia

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   Website. airtransat.com. Air Transat is a Canadian airline based in Montreal, Quebec. Founded in 1986, it operates scheduled and charter flights serving 60 destinations in 25 countries. [9][10][11] Air Transat is owned and operated by Transat A.T. Inc., with 37 aircraft registered with Transport Canada as of September 2023.

5. Piché: The Landing of a Man - Wikipedia

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   Piché: The Landing of a Man (French: Piché, entre ciel et terre) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Sylvain Archambault and released in 2010. [1] The film is based on the true story of Robert Piché, an airline pilot who successfully landed Air Transat Flight 236 in the Azores after the plane lost engine power mid-air.

6. List of accidents and incidents involving the Airbus A330

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   On 24 August 2001, Air Transat Flight 236, an Airbus A330-243 registered as C-GITS, developed a fuel leak over the Atlantic Ocean due to an incorrectly installed hydraulic part and was forced to glide for over 15 minutes to an emergency landing in the Azores. 18 occupants (16 passengers and two crew members) suffered injuries during the ...

7. Crazy facts about planes that airline workers won't tell you

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