Air Transat Flight 236

Once they did reach the Lajes Air Base, they had to make many 360 degree turns. Then on final approach, they were still going too fast for a landing. The plane bounced but then touched down at 2800 thousand feet down from the approach end. At the end of the stopping they were 7600 ft down the runway!

If they had not flown farther down the Atlantic, they would have not been able to get to the Azores.

`In conclusion, the pilots of Air Transat Flight 236 did something AMAZING!

Air Transat Flight 236.

Then, disaster struck. The #2 engine flamed out. Thirteen minutes later, the #1 engine flamed out. The hydraulics to the flaps, brakes, and other things were lost.

Air Transat Flight 236

The plane took of from Toronto Airport, and it had over 40 tonnes of fuel on board. After they had flown out over the Atlantic Ocean, a fuel leak, unknown to the pilots, occurred in the right engine

Air Transat Flight 236

The Pilots flying Air Transat Flight 236 had an amazing feat! They were able to successfully glide an airplane over a portion of the Atlantic to Lajes Airport in the Azores!