Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Air Canada Pilots, Passengers Spot Sailor Stranded at Sea - Wired









Wired


Air Canada Pilots, Passengers Spot Sailor Stranded at Sea
Wired
They'd launched a search for the yacht and wanted the Boeing 777-200LR to provide air support. An Air New Zealand A320, heading to Sydney from Auckland, also was summoned. According to Air Canada, the captain determined he had sufficient fuel to ...

Passing Air Canada jets save sailor - Herald Sun


Passing Air Canada jets save sailor
Herald Sun
Drifting for 16 hours in the Tasman Sea, the 44-year-old Queensland man was located about 270 nautical miles off the coast of Sydney after an Air Canada Boeing 777, en route to Sydney from Vancouver, and an Air New Zealand A320, heading to Sydney ...