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The story of this airplane has always intrigued me. July of 1983, this Air Canada Boeing 767-200 started experiencing low fuel pressure at 41,000 feet on one of the engines. They began descending and it ran out of fuel completely at 26,000 feet, then the flight crew glided it down into an airfield that was formerly used the by the Canadian Air Force. There was minor damage, but it was repaired and it continued flying until it was retired in January of 2008. It was also given the nickname "The Gimli Glider" after the name of the field it was landed on. Only a few minor injuries occurred and I believe they were a result of the evacuation not the rough landing.
Any one that doesn't crash.....thank you very much!
Crashes only occur because of mistakes, for the most part, mechanical failures that were the cause of crashes were caused by faulty maintenance procedures.
You're probably familiar with the statistics and you probably heard that you are much more likely to get involved in an auto accident on the way to the airport than you do travelling to your destination on an airplane.
Prior to living in Australia and travelling to Asia from there, I had never had much of an opportunity to fly the 330 living in the US and the UK while frequently flying between the two. Up front, it's a nice ride. It's not so big that the biz cabin feels like a flying dormitory, and the plane is relatively quiet up there.
To date, I've flown in 330s operated by Cathay Pacific and Malaysian Airlines. Next week, I'll try out a brand new one operated by Fiji Airways.
With today's technology, bigger and newer planes are coming out every year. What is your personal favorite to fly on?
Jets? 727, 707
Turbos? C130, Electra, Dash7
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