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Chesley Burnett "Sully" Sullenberger III (born January 23, 1951) is an American retired aviator, diplomat and aviation safety expert. He is best known for his actions as captain of US Airways Flight 1549 on January 15, 2009, when he ditched the plane, landing on the Hudson River after both engines were disabled by a bird strike .
Fifteen years ago today, a miracle happened on the Hudson River. After hitting a flock of geese just after takeoff, US Airways Flight 1549 had to make an emergency landing.
Captain Sully, 74, was deemed a hero when he successfully landed a doomed Airbus A320 flight into New York’s Hudson River on 15 January 2009, after the plane struck a flock of Canada geese at an ...
Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger, the pilot who safely landed a passenger plane in the Hudson River in 2009, said a combination of two factors might have contributed to the American Airlines ...
The pilot in command was 57-year-old Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, a former fighter pilot who had been an airline pilot since leaving the United States Air Force in 1980. At the time, he had logged 19,663 total flight hours, including 4,765 in an A320; he was also a glider pilot and expert on aviation safety.
Jeffrey Bruce "Jeff" Skiles (born November 18, 1959) is a retired airline pilot for American Airlines. [1] On January 15, 2009, he became known globally as first officer of US Airways Flight 1549, when he worked together with captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger to water land the aircraft on the Hudson River after the plane lost both of its engines.
Captain Sullenberger, famous for safely landing an aircraft in the Hudson River in 2009, speaks out following a deadly crash involving an Army Black Hawk and a passenger plane.
The Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger collection, acquired by the museum in August 2018. This collection includes letters and items given to Captain Sullenberger after the successful emergency water landing of U.S. Airways Flight 1549 in January 2009.