Historical Events tagged with "flight 236"
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Transportation & Infrastructure
Air Transat Flight 236's Emergency Landing
August 24th, 2001 23 years ago
Air Transat Flight 236, en route from Toronto to Lisbon, experienced a critical incident over the Atlantic Ocean when it lost all engine power due to fuel starvation caused by a fuel leak. The pilots, Captain Robert Piché and First Officer Dirk De Jager, successfully glided the aircraft for over 70 miles before executing a remarkable emergency landing at Lajes Field in the Azores, saving all 306 passengers and crew aboard.
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