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Guido Carim Junior, Senior Lecturer in Aviation, Griffith University

These 4 aeroplane failures are more common than you think – and not as scary as they sound

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“It is the closest all of us passengers ever want to come to a plane crash,” a Qantas flight QF1889’s passenger said after the plane suddenly descended about 20,000 feet on Monday September 22, and diverted back to Darwin.

The Embraer 190’s crew received a pressurisation warning, followed the procedures, and landed normally – but in the cabin, that rapid drop felt anything but normal.

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