[Goofy 2005]

What Do All Of You Think Of AIR TRANSAT? I have heard horror stories of flights. I am a very bad flier, (but I do not barf), but if anything goes wrong (like a toilet is broken) I go nuts . We are flying with them soon, on a 5-6 hr flight. Be honest, what do you think of them. I am by far a Alaska Airlines flier , so it makes me nervious flying a charter, and especially Air Transat. I am not saying I do not like Air Transat, , that would be predicting. Thanks.

[disneyguy]

Air Transit?? I have never heard of them. I have heard of AirTran. I thought I had heard of all the airlines, but guess not.

[Goofy 2005]

Originally Posted by disneyguy

Air Transit?? I have never heard of them. I have heard of AirTran. I thought I had heard of all the airlines, but guess not.

Air Transat- A charter airline with destinations across the world
Airplane types-airbuses, boeing, and 1 lagheed.
Recent Accidents- 2 engines fail over a body of water. Captain glides jet for 9 mins till landing and emergancy evacuation.
Owners- Transat Inc, which owns Transat, Air Transat, and Air Transat Holidays.
Country Where Started- Canada.

Air Transat has no close compitition in airfares, but is reported to be a non-responcable airliner. Their site is www.airtransat.com Their symbol is the star, with clouds in it...

[EmpressJenny]

non-responsible? is that what you mean? THEN NO #%$@#& WAY IN HECK!

[EmpressJenny]

But seriously, this is what I found on them. I use a reliable website called www.airsafe.com to back up all my claims that air travel is the most unsafe possible.

Significant Safety Events for Air Transat

This Montreal-based airline has not had a fatal event since it started service in 1987, but it has had one significant safety-related event involving an A330 that ran out of fuel during a flight across the Atlantic Ocean.

24 August 2001; Air Transat A330-200; near the Azores Islands, Portugal: The aircraft was cruising across the Atlantic at 39,000 feet (11,900 meters) on a flight from Toronto to Lisbon when the right engine lost power. The left engine quit about 13 minutes later. Both engines lost power as a result of fuel starvation. There had been a leak in the fuel system near the right engine, and an open crossfeed valve allowed fuel to be lost from both wing tanks. The leak had been noticed by the crew about an hour prior to the engines shutting down, and the aircraft was already diverting toward Lajes military airfield in the Azores. After the last engine lost power, the crew was able to glide for 20 minutes for about 115 miles (185 km) to Lajes airfield and avert a mid-ocean ditching.

Although the landing gear was damaged during the high speed landing, the crew was able to stop the aircraft on the runway. All 13 crew members and 291 passengers survived, though some occupants were injured during a emergency evacuation. Transport Canada later fined the airline C$250,000 (about US$165,000) for maintenance infractions relating to an improper installation of a hydraulic pump on an engine of the incident aircraft.

This Air Transat event has similarities to a 1983 Air Canada event involving a 767 and a 1996 event involving an Allegro Air DC9 where the flight crews successfully glided their aircraft to a landing after running out of fuel. In both cases, the crews had to glide the aircraft for several minutes before landing on a nearby runway. Also, in both cases no one was seriously injured during the event.

[Goofy 2005]

Originally Posted by EmpressJenny

But seriously, this is what I found on them. I use a reliable website called www.airsafe.com to back up all my claims that air travel is the most unsafe possible.

Significant Safety Events for Air Transat

This Montreal-based airline has not had a fatal event since it started service in 1987, but it has had one significant safety-related event involving an A330 that ran out of fuel during a flight across the Atlantic Ocean.

24 August 2001; Air Transat A330-200; near the Azores Islands, Portugal: The aircraft was cruising across the Atlantic at 39,000 feet (11,900 meters) on a flight from Toronto to Lisbon when the right engine lost power. The left engine quit about 13 minutes later. Both engines lost power as a result of fuel starvation. There had been a leak in the fuel system near the right engine, and an open crossfeed valve allowed fuel to be lost from both wing tanks. The leak had been noticed by the crew about an hour prior to the engines shutting down, and the aircraft was already diverting toward Lajes military airfield in the Azores. After the last engine lost power, the crew was able to glide for 20 minutes for about 115 miles (185 km) to Lajes airfield and avert a mid-ocean ditching.

Although the landing gear was damaged during the high speed landing, the crew was able to stop the aircraft on the runway. All 13 crew members and 291 passengers survived, though some occupants were injured during a emergency evacuation. Transport Canada later fined the airline C$250,000 (about US$165,000) for maintenance infractions relating to an improper installation of a hydraulic pump on an engine of the incident aircraft.

This Air Transat event has similarities to a 1983 Air Canada event involving a 767 and a 1996 event involving an Allegro Air DC9 where the flight crews successfully glided their aircraft to a landing after running out of fuel. In both cases, the crews had to glide the aircraft for several minutes before landing on a nearby runway. Also, in both cases no one was seriously injured during the event.

I've seen that. Sounds freaky!!!
Goofy 2005