Captain Robert Piché, 48, an experienced glider pilot, and First Officer Dirk de Jager, 28, flew the plane to a successful emergency landing in the Azores, saving all 306 people (293 passengers and 13 crew) on board.
O capitán Robert Piché, un experimentado piloto de planadores de 48 anos, e o primeiro oficial Dirk de Jager, 28, voaron o avión realizando un exitoso aterraxe de emerxencia nas Azores, salvando os 293 pasaxeiros e 13 tripulantes a bordo do avión.