Qantas A380 jet, "Nancy Bird Walton," will make its first commercial flight on April 28 from Sydney to Hong Kong

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Qantas A380 jet, "Nancy Bird Walton," will make its first commercial flight on April 28 from Sydney to Hong Kong

Roslan Rahman

Qantas pilot captain Richard de Crespigny waves from the Qantas Airbus A380 jet, dubbed "Nancy Bird Walton" in honour of Australia's first female commercial pilot, on the tarmac at the Changi International Airport in Singapore, on April 21. The jet that dramatically lost an engine in a mid-air blast off Singapore in November 2010, has been formally handed back to the Australian flag carrier.