In August 2001, an Air Transat flight traveling from Canada to Portugal experienced a dramatic failure, losing both engines mid-flight. The skilled pilots successfully glided for 19 minutes before executing an emergency landing at Lajes Air Base in the Azores. Remarkably, all 306 on board survived despite injuries from the hard landing.
In 2001, jet ran out of fuel over Atlantic; pilot glided 306 people to safety
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In August 2001, an Air Transat flight traveling from Canada to Portugal experienced a dramatic failure, losing both engines mid-flight. The skilled pilots successfully glided for 19 minutes before executing an emergency landing at Lajes Air Base in the Azores. Remarkably, all 306 on board survived despite injuries from the hard landing.
Key Takeaways
- In 2001, jet ran out of fuel over Atlantic; pilot glided 306 people to safety.
- In August 2001, an Air Transat flight traveling from Canada to Portugal experienced a dramatic failure, losing both engines mid-flight.
- The skilled pilots successfully glided for 19 minutes before executing an emergency landing at Lajes Air Base in the Azores.
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