Black Swan Event—Part 3

His name is Captain Richard De Crespigny.

He flies the world’s largest airliner, the Airbus A380, for Qantas Airlines.And on November 4, 2010,he and his crew suffered what is called a “Black Swan event”—an event so rare that it can’t be prepared for, with major consequences. That event: the explosion of his Number 2 engine, damaging all but one onboard system.

WHAT’S EVEN MORE AMAZING IS THAT

In the end, all passengers and crew walked away safely, with not a single injury. And now . . .

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