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Re:40 years ago yesterday Air Canada Flight 143 ran out of f... by stevehawk on Monday July 24, 2023 @07:45PM (#36855790)
Flight attendant likely does not know the minimum fuel requirements for IFR flight either, and was likely thinking the same thing the passengers were.
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Re:40 years ago yesterday Air Canada Flight 143 ran out of f... by Johnny555 on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @12:25AM (#36857880)
The flight attendants know that the pilot is not going to intentionally let the plane run out of fuel and will land before that happens, even if means declaring an emergency and diverting to any available airfield.
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Re:40 years ago yesterday Air Canada Flight 143 ran out of f... by stevehawk on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @01:31PM (#36866067)
i'm sure they'd like to think that, but exactly that has happened in the past. Avianca Flight 52.
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