Air Canada Flight 143 – The Gimli Glider
In this video, we explore the gripping true story of Air Canada Flight 143—better known as the Gimli Glider—one of the most extraordinary emergency landings in aviation history. On July 23, 1983, a brand-new Boeing 767 ran out of fuel at 41,000 feet due to a shocking metric conversion error. What followed was a high-stakes glide over the vast skies of Canada, with 69 lives hanging in the balance and a drag racing strip as their only hope for survival. You'll discover how a series of overlooked warnings, technical failures, and human miscalculations nearly led to disaster—and how two pilots, with incredible skill and quick thinking, managed to bring a powerless jet to the ground without a single fatality. From the moment the fuel gauges failed to the last sparks on the runway, this video breaks down the dramatic chain of events that made the Gimli Glider a case study in both aviation error and heroism.
