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A passenger jet facing catastrophe taught us valuable lessons

An unnaturally calm and stoic announcement from the captain told passengers on an airliner that all four engines had stopped working. However, the jet was landed, no one was injured, and from it we learned an important lesson that has helped safeguard the aviation industry since.