Description Chesley Burnett "Sully" Sullenberger III, born January 23, 1951, is a retired American airline captain celebrated for the January 15, 2009 water landing of US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River off Manhattan after the plane was disabled by striking a flock of Canada geese immediately after takeoff; all 155 people aboard survived.
In May of the following year, Sullenberger was hired by CBS News as an Aviation and Safety Expert..
He retired from US Airways after 30 years as a commercial pilot on March 3, 2010.
He served as the co-chairman, along with First Officer Jeffrey Skiles, of the EAA\'s Young Eagles youth introduction-to-aviation program from 2009 to 2013.
Sullenberger is an international speaker on airline safety and has helped develop new protocols for airline safety.
Description Chesley Burnett "Sully" Sullenberger III, born January 23, 1951, is a retired American airline captain celebrated for the January 15, 2009 water landing of US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River off Manhattan after the plane was disabled by striking a flock of Canada geese immediately after takeoff; all 155 people aboard survived
