This story was first published on Feb. 8, 2009. It was updated on July 4, 2009. There are 150 people who might not be alive today if it weren't for Captain Sullenberger and his crew. 60 Minutes ...

CNN affiliate WKOW in Madison, Wisconsin, identified the co-pilot as Jeffrey Skiles, 49. Barbara Skiles told WKOW that, in ...

The pilot who landed a crippled US Airways jetliner on the Hudson River thought there would have been "catastrophic ...

Last Thursday, David Sontag, professor of writing for screen and stage at UNC-Chapel Hill, was flying back from New York after attending a funeral for his brother, Dick, in Stamford, Conn. In the sort ...

Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger is a former U.S. Air Force officer and commercial airline pilot. A graduate of the U.S. Air ...

Within three minutes of takeoff from New York City's LaGuardia Airport on January 15, 2009, US Airways Flight 1549 struck a flock of geese causing the aircraft to lose all engine power. Pilots Chesley ...

The internet became abuzz when a US Airways jetliner began its descent into the water. But people’s fears were quickly put to rest. From The New York Times reporting, it seems as if a miracle occured ...

Bird Attackers Left Sinister CluesInvestigators examining the engines of US Airways Flight 1549 found a single, telltale feather left behind by the avian assailants.

It’s been more than 15 years since Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger III saved 155 lives with a remarkable emergency landing on the Hudson River — and the moment remains deeply personal. “In our ...

The pilot of the "Miracle on the Hudson" has folded his wings. Sullenberger and co-pilot Jeffrey Skiles, who also was in Flight 1549's cockpit for the emergency water landing, were at the controls of ...