Fort Chipewyan evacuation mostly finished, volunteers rush to help
Planes and boats safely brought more than 900 people out of Fort Chipewyan as a nearby wildfire triggered an evacuation.
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Fort Chipewyan evacuation mostly finished, volunteers rush to help | Grande Prairie Daily Herald Tribune
Planes and boats safely brought more than 900 people out of Fort Chipewyan as a nearby wildfire triggered an evacuation.
Source: dailyheraldtribune.com
Pilot Recalls Safe Conclusion of a 'Miracle' Flight
Canada: A jet bound for Portugal ran out of fuel. As passengers prayed, the man guiding it like a glider thought of nothing but doing his job right.
Source: latimes.com
How far can a plane fly if both its engines fail?
In 2001 a plane carrying 293 passengers and 13 crew lost power in both its engines over the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Unbeknown to the pilots of Air Transat Flight 236, the aircraft bound for Lisbon had been leaking fuel ever since it left Toronto six hours earlier. Having lost the first of two engines, Captain Robert Piche declared a fuel emergency and announced to Air Traffic Control his intention to divert to the Azores. Ten minutes later the second engine sputtered to a stop. Piche and ...
Source: telegraph.co.uk