On August 24th, 2001 Air Transat Flight 236 from Toronto to Lisbon developed a fuel leak that turned the Airbus A330 into a 200-ton glider with 306 passengers and crew aboard.
The flight crew, Captain Robert Piché and First Officer Dirk DeJager, kept their cool and landed the aircraft unpowered at Lajes Air Base in the Azores. All 306 souls aboard survived, with just some minor injuries suffered during the evacuation of the aircraft.
Read all about it at Wikipedia.
Robert Piché and Dirk DeJager, August 24th, 2001 was your finest hour!
Hi there, It's always good to see how Robert and Dirk are respected for what they've achieved.
ReplyDeleteRobert and I met in rehab 8 years ago. We're become good friends.
The following is a song I wrote about their experience. Enjoy.
Daniel Weaver.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVV1etQix2M