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Richard Champion de Crespigny AM (/ ˈ k r ɛ p. n iː / KREP-nee) (born 31 May 1957) is an Australian Qantas pilot and author who served as pilot-in-command of Qantas Flight 32 and was widely praised for his cockpit resource management during the emergency with his crew (first officer Matt Hicks, second officer Mark Johnson, check captain Harry Wubben, and check captain David Evans).
He retired as Sir Hudson Fysh KBE DFC, Chairman of QANTAS in 1966. [2] The airline's first aircraft was an Avro 504K purchased for £1425. The aircraft had a cruising speed of 105 kilometres per hour (65 mph) and carried one pilot and two passengers. [3]
In 1998, Qantas co-founded the Oneworld alliance with American Airlines, British Airways, Canadian Airlines, and Cathay Pacific, [56] with other airlines joining subsequently. With the entry of new discount airline Virgin Blue, now Virgin Australia , into the domestic market in 2000, [ 57 ] Qantas' market share fell.
Richard de Crespigny, the Qantas pilot who successfully piloted an Airbus A380 after an engine exploded last November, has declared the aircraft "absolutely"
In 2014, Sutton was appointed as the Boeing 767 fleet captain, which was the highest position a female pilot had ever achieved at a major Australian airline. [2] The following year, Sutton became chief pilot for Jetstar Airways, a Qantas subsidiary. [4] She is the first woman to hold the position of chief pilot with an Australian airline.
A 78-year-old man was forced to give up his business class seat on a recent Qantas flight so that an off-duty pilot could take his place.. Stephen Jones was sitting in the business class lounge at ...
Yet a poll following his controversial 2011 grounding of the Qantas fleet showed the action has increased negative public perception of the airline. [15] In 2011, Joyce's remuneration was increased 71 percent from $2.92 million in 2009–10 to $5.01 million and he was granted 1.7 million Qantas shares under a long-term incentive plan. [ 16 ]
A Qantas Airways plane was low on fuel so the crew declared an emergency for priority landing. The plane landed in Perth, Australia, with 40 minutes left of fuel, a Qantas pilot told The Guardian.