Gimli Glider museum vice-president Steve Bannister (left), president Barb Gluck (centre) and Gwen Harp held a soft opening for the new museum dedicated to the story of the glider landing in 1983 ...

The museum, located within the Lakeview Resort and Conference Centre in Gimli, offers both an educational experience and a tribute to the precision and poise of Captain Robert Pearson and his crew ...

Perhaps the Gimli Glider is just too big and will take up too much space at the museum. That’s OK because a better use for the huge aircraft, which is now up for sale, might be what they do with ...

It was 35 years ago that a white-knuckle Air Canada flight, and miraculous landing, would thrust Gimli into international spotlight. On July 23rd, 1983, Air Canada Flight 143 carrying 69 passengers ...

Pearl Dion never expected to fall in love with the man who saved her life. She was one of more than 60 passengers on the famed "Gimli Glider" — the nickname given to the Boeing 767 jet that made ...

The "Gimli Glider," a Boeing 767 that has become a cause célèbre in aviation circles, will be retired to the desert today by Air Canada as the airline spruces up its fleet.

Mr. Pearson managed to glide the powerless aircraft to Gimli, and by giving the big jet a last-minute sideways shimmy that he remembered from his days as a glider pilot, he was able to cut ...

The Air Canada pilot who safely landed a 767 that ran out of fuel at 41,000 feet will be the guest speaker at Planes, Trains and Automobiles at the Huronia Municipal Airport July 13. Bob Pearson ...

Send us a letter to the editor at wpgsun.letters@kleinmedia.ca. On July 23, the emergency landing of Flight 143 was commemorated by the dedicated volunteers of the Gimli Glider Exhibit.