saving all 155 passengers and crew in what became known as the “Miracle on the Hudson.” Just after takeoff from LaGuardia Airport in New York City on Jan. 15, 2009, a flock of Canada geese took out ...
Chesley B. Sullenberger III said though flying was safer than ever, Wednesday’s crash showed the need for constant vigilance ...
The crew's conduct was exemplary and the plane, though improperly maintained, displayed its ability to travel without thrust. Another well-known case is US Airways Flight 1549, which struck ...
Capt Mike Duffy/Wheelhouse Flight 1549 took off from LaGuardia ... up 143 passengers, and the US Coast Guard and FDNY saved the remaining passengers and crew members. Duffy believes his prior ...
NEW YORK (WABC) -- Sixteen years ago, US Airways Flight 1549 crash-landed on the Hudson ... name after the courageous captain and his crew piloted the crippled jet and made an unthinkable ...
Passengers leave the downed US Airways flight 1549 along the wing of the plane towards ... The Airbus with 150 passengers and five crew on board had just taken off from LaGuardia Airport and ...
Sullenberger said once the NTSB releases the probable cause and contributing factors there would likely be changes. Here's ...
On January 15, 2009, Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger successfully landed US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River ... all 155 passengers and crew members survived the emergency ...
"My prayers are with all the families this has impacted," said Bill Zuhoski, who survived a 2009 crash. "I hope they can find ...
In 2009, all 155 people aboard US Airways Flight 1549 escaped serious injury when pilot Chesley Sullenberger gently landed his disabled aircraft in the Hudson River between New York and New ...