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In 1983, an Air Canada Boeing 767 ran out of fuel at 41,000 feet because fuel was calculated in pounds instead of kilograms; the pilots glided it onto a disused air base runway in Gimli, and all 69 on board survived

An Air Canada Boeing 767 carrying 61 passengers and eight crew members ran completely out of fuel at 41,000 feet over Manitoba after a mistake in converting metric measurements caused ground staff to ...

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November 6, 2026

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In 1983, an Air Canada Boeing 767 ran out of fuel at 41,000 feet because fuel was calculated in pounds instead of kilograms; the pilots glided it onto a disused air base runway in Gimli, and all 69 on board survived