Air Crash Investigations: RUNNING OUT OF FUEL, How Air Transat 236 Managed to Fly 100 Miles without Fuel and Land SafelyOn August 24, 2001, Air Transat Flight 236, an Airbus 330, was on its way from Toronto, Canada to Lisbon, Portugal with 306 people on board. Above the Atlantic Ocean, the crew noticed a dangerous fuel imbalance. The crew changed the planned route for a landing at the Lajes Airport in the Azores. At 06: 13 the right engine flamed out. At 06: 26, the left engine also flamed out. However, after flying 100 miles without fuel the crew managed to land the