Gimli Glider (Air Canada Flight 143)

Summary

A Boeing 767-200 jet, Air Canada Flight 143, ran completely out of fuel at 41,000 feet (12,000m) altitude, about halfway through its flight from Montreal to Edmonton. The crew was able to glide the aircraft safely to an emergency landing at Gimli Industrial Park Airport, a former airbase at Gimli, Manitoba.

Guest stars

• Robert Bockstael as Captain Pearson
• Randy Thomas as First Officer Quintal
• Stephan Dubeau as Rob Desjardins
• Shelley Findlay as Susan Jewett
• Russell Ferrier as Rick Dion
• Valentine Ned as Bryce Bell
• Mike Lummis as Dino Calvert
• David Fraser as Ron Hewett
• Martin Julien as Investigator
• Derek Scott as Air Tech #1