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Re:40 years ago yesterday Air Canada Flight 143 ran out of f... by yurishimo on Monday July 24, 2023 @04:37PM (#36853864)
If you can find the specific flight in a log online somewhere, you might be able to find the pilot and bring some sort of legal action... if you're lucky, a lawyer might send a letter for the lolz if they offer you a settlement.
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Re:40 years ago yesterday Air Canada Flight 143 ran out of f... by AceyMan on Monday July 24, 2023 @04:46PM (#36853969)
there is no proof that anything the crew said over the PA was literally true. They should be honest about their plans ("we should me at the destination shortly" or "we're diverting to XYZ now") but the particulars of fuel management and the regulations are not digestible to the layperson.

Hell, I had to unpack them & explain them to the pilots every once in a while. (They'd often form some interpretation that worked out "best" ... for them personally).

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Re:40 years ago yesterday Air Canada Flight 143 ran out of f... by jsbg on Monday July 24, 2023 @04:50PM (#36854014)
It was absolutely inappropriate for the pilot to talk about fuel levels over PA.
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