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Air Transat 236 ran out of fuel over the Atlantic after a hidden engine leak turned routine warnings into disaster

Air Transat Flight 236 should have been a routine overnight crossing to Lisbon, but a hidden engine fuel leak slowly turned ...
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Engines dead, pilots glided plane for 120km over ocean, saved 306 lives

"Mayday, mayday, mayday. We have lost both engines due to fuel starvation. We're gliding now," transmitted 28-year-old First Officer Dirk DeJager over the emergency frequency. It was August 24, 2001, ...