| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | C-GITS |
| Fleet number: | 102 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Airbus A330 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Airbus A330-200 |
| Aircraft Version: | Airbus A330-243 |
| C/n (msn): | 271 |
| Operator Titles: | Air Transat |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Cancún - InternationalMap |
| Country: | Mexico |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: MMUN IATA: CUN Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 25 April 2017 |
| Photo by: | André DuPont - MAS Aviation Press |
| Photo ID: | 536170 |
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Del 28 Apr1999 Test Registration as F-WWKY Damage on 24th August 2001 at TER -airplane carrying 293 passengers and 13 crew on flight from Toronto to Lisbon ran out of fuel midway over North Atlantic and glided safely to U.S. Military AFB at Lajes in the Azores. Pilots noticed unusual rate of consumption earlier due to fuel leak in right engine and pointed airplane towards Azores before dual complete engine shutdown occurred and glided the A330 for 20 and a half minutes. all eight main gear tires blew out and deflated Registered to Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia as OY-VKK, AerCap as N271AD This photo is copyright © André DuPont - MAS Aviation Press, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 4 January 2023, and has since been viewed 191 times. |