Sullenberger Will Be the Hero We Need
On 60 Minutes, Katie Couric kept asking Chesley Sullenberger whether his heroic flight was influenced by anything beside training: his gut, his terror, his God. No: "I was sure I could do it."
'We're Going to Be In the Hudson'
Audio of the communications between air traffic controllers and the pilot of Flight 1549, the airplane that landed in the Hudson river last month, have been made available. They're banal. In a creepy way.
Jet-Crash Tapes Show Instant Disaster, Calm Crew
Cockpit recorders on US Airways Flight 1549 indicate both engines failed at 3,200 feet, soon after takeoff, federal officials said. The crew was reportedly very collected, including the flight attendants, now official heroes.
What Is the Co-Pilot, Chopped Pâté?
"Hero of the Hudson" this, "Pilot Saved Them All" that. Did everyone around here forget the co-pilot usually has the harder job in a crash-landing?
First Footage of Sully's Miracle Water Landing
The first (that we've seen at least) video of the miracle ditching of Flight 1549 in the Hudson River has been released by the U.S. Coast Guard. Click to watch Capt. Sully's work.
Why We Should Leave Sully Alone
Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, the pilot who successfully landed an airplane in water, and kept everyone onboard alive, is a Hero. So how long until he ruins it? Or until we ruin it for him?
Our Miracle on the Hudson Headline Winner
Commenter timeoutofmind wins our Hudson River plane crash headline competition. What a hero! Image by Steven Dressler.
Hero of the Hudson
Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger, III was the last person to leave US Airways Flight 1549 — a true captain, he swept the center aisle twice to ensure no one else was still on board.
The Joy of a Disaster Averted
News of the emergency landing of US Airways Flight 1549 began as another grim disaster. But with those aboard quickly delivered from the freezing Hudson waters, this was, improbably, the crash with a happy ending.
Hudson Plane Crash Survivor: 'Scary as Shit'
Fortunately, it appears everyone on board escaped the US Airways plane before it sank into the Hudson River. In the survivors' first interviews, they tell their harrowing tales.
Eyewitness Photos of Hudson River Plane Crash
Citizen journalists reacted quickly to the news that a US Airways Airbus crashed into the Hudson River this afternoon. They rushed to the scene, and they brought their cameras.
