Robert Piché, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Robert Piché

Canadian aviator

Date of Birth: 05-Nov-1952

Place of Birth: Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

Profession: aircraft pilot

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Robert Piché

  • Robert Piché (born November 5, 1952) is a Canadian pilot.
  • On August 24, 2001, he was captain of the Airbus A330 flying Air Transat Flight 236 and managed to land the aircraft safely in the Azores after it lost all power due to fuel exhaustion.
  • This remains a record glide length for a commercial aircraft.
  • Piché and his co-pilot were later assigned partial responsibility for the incident, despite not being responsible for the improper maintenance that led to the fuel exhaustion.

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