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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.
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 ...
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.
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 ...
Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger III landed an Airbus A320 in the Hudson River just off Manhattan in an event that is still remembered as the “Miracle on the Hudson.” All 155 ...
Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, the captain of US Airways Flight 1549 which ditched in the Hudson River in January 2009, argued for the creation of more safety zones as well as more restrictions on flight patterns after the crash.
He said he isn't surprised a crash happened. ... Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, the pilot who successfully landed a plane on the Hudson River in 2009 with no fatalities, told the New York Times on ...
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.