Royal Aeronautical Society Weybridge Branch: The Azores £30 Glider
Create a free account to applyUnpack how an Airbus aircraft ran out of fuel mid-Atlantic and glided to the Azores, with insight from the engine programme’s Chief Engineer. Explore the pilots’ actions, the incident’s root cause and the formal inquiry that followed.
This Royal Aeronautical Society Weybridge Branch lecture explores the story of the Airbus £30-200 that ran out of fuel in mid-Atlantic and successfully glided to the Azores. Martin Maltby, who was closely involved in the subsequent investigation as Chief Engineer of the Trent 700 engine programme, will discuss the root cause of the incident, the pilots' actions and the formal inquiry that followed.
The event takes place in person at Brooklands Museum Clubhouse in Weybridge and is open to all, with no RAeS membership required. There is an entry donation at the door, and certificates of attendance are available on request for C.
Eng or CPD purposes. It is a technical aviation talk suited to anyone interested in aerospace engineering, investigations and the real-world challenges of aircraft operations.
Martin Maltby FRAeS
Certificate of Attendance
13 January 2027, 18:45 – 20:15
Location
- All are welcome; Royal Aeronautical Society membership is not required.
- Entry donation of £5.00 is payable at the door.
- The donation is not expected from those under the age of 21.
- The donation is not expected from holders of a current Student Union card.
Entry donation of £5.00 at the door. The donation is not expected from those under the age of 21 or holders of a current Student Union card.
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