Richard de Crespigny is the former Qantas A380 captain who was pilot-in-command of Qantas Flight 32, which suffered a catastrophic uncontained engine failure shortly after take-off from Singapore in 2010 with 440 people on board.

In this episode, Richard takes us inside the cockpit to explain how leadership, teamwork and disciplined decision-making prevented disaster when the aircraft experienced cascading system failures. Beyond aviation, he shares powerful lessons on risk, resilience and leading under pressure when there is no margin for error.

Check out his new podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/fly-with-richard-de-crespigny/id1832400848

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Richard de Crespigny is the former Qantas A380 captain who was pilot-in-command of Qantas Flight 32, which suffered a catastrophic uncontained engine failure shortly after take-off from Singapore in 2010 with 440 people on board.
In this episode, Richard takes us inside the cockpit to explain how leadership, teamwork and disciplined decision-making prevented disaster when the aircraft experienced cascading system failures. Beyond aviation, he shares powerful lessons on risk, resilience and leading under pressure when there is no margin for error.
Check out his new podcast here: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/fly-with-richard-de-crespigny/id1832400848">https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/fly-with-richard-de-crespigny/id1832400848</a>
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#222 Richard de Crespigny: The Pilot Who Saved 440 Qantas Passengers

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