Flights Gone Wrong
Real stories. Deeper understanding.
Every event we cover, by year.
Event: 1983Published: 30 Oct 2026
On 23 July 1983 an almost new Air Canada Boeing 767 ran out of fuel over northern Ontario after its fuel was calculated with the wrong conversion factor.
Event: 2001Published: 9 Mar 2024
On 24 August 2001 Air Transat Flight 236, an Airbus A330 flying from Toronto to Lisbon, lost both engines over the Atlantic after a fuel leak caused by an improper engine installation.
Event: 1983Published: 5 May 2022
This full Mayday episode follows Air Canada Flight 143 from the first fuel pump warning to the landing at Gimli, Manitoba, on 23 July 1983, and then into the investigation.
Event: 2005Published: 14 May 2021
This Mayday episode follows Greek investigators as they work out why a Helios Airways 737 flew silently for almost three hours before crashing near Athens in August 2005, killing all 121 on board.
Event: 1983Published: 3 May 2021
This Mayday episode reconstructs the flight of Air Canada 143 on 23 July 1983, from the first fuel pump warning to the evacuation at Gimli.
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