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Re:40 years ago yesterday Air Canada Flight 143 ran out of f... by quickthrower2 on Monday July 24, 2023 @10:35PM (#36857166)
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Re:40 years ago yesterday Air Canada Flight 143 ran out of f... by wkat4242 on Monday July 24, 2023 @11:00PM (#36857313)
That accident sparked a huge change in radio verbiage though, it was a total miscommunication..

It was totally avoidable had the crew been able to convey the message to ATC that they had zero fuel left.

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