Richard de Crespigny

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Richard Champion de Crespigny ( KREP-nee) (born 31 May 1957) is an Australian pilot, who was pilot-in-command of Qantas Flight 32 in November 2010 when the Airbus A380 suffered an uncontained engine failure shortly after taking off from Singapore. Despite the failure causing severe damage to the aircraft, triggering dozens of ECAM warnings, and puncturing the fuel tanks, the crew landed the plane at Changi Airport in Singapore. Passengers, the media, and the Australian Transport Safety Bureau praised de Crespigny for his handling of the emergency, and in 2016 he was awarded the Order of Australia for his contributions to aviation safety. He wrote two books: QF32, detailing the flight and its aftermath, and FLY! – the Elements of Resilience.

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