History: Air Transat Flight 236
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| Date | 24 August 2001 | ||
| Type : | In flight fuel starvation | ||
| Location : | Atlantic Ocean near Azores | ||
| Passengers : | 293 | ||
| Crew : | 13 | ||
| Fatalities : | 0 | ||
| Survivors : | 306 (all) | ||
| Aircraft involved : | Airbus A330-200 | ||
| Operator : | Air Transat | ||
| Aircraft registration : | C-GITS | ||
| Flight origin : | Toronto Pearson, Toronto, Canada | ||
| Destination : | Portela Airport, Lisbon, Portugal | ||
Air Transat Flight 236 was a transatlantic flight from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Lisbon Portela Airport. On the 24 August 2001 the aircraft operating the flight, an Airbus A330-200 lost all power due to fuel starvation. The aircraft piloted by Captain Robert Piche, 48, an experienced glider pilot and First Officer Dirk de Jager, 28, successfully glided and performed an emergency landing at Lajes Air Force Base in the Azores. All 306 people on board of the flight survived without injuries.
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