Hudson River Plane Crash

Now Coming to a Ballpark Near You: The Chilean Miners

Joe Favorito | Posted 05.25.2011

Joe Favorito

How will prominent Chilean athletes and other brands use the miners to enhance their presence? Will they be tied to an Olympic movement or large scale soccer event?

The Next Osama Syndrome: America, the Fearful

Judith Acosta | Posted 11.17.2011

Judith Acosta

While chronic, viral fear has made us hyper-vigilant and hyper-suggestible, it has simultaneously made us less prepared, less likely to defend ourselves appropriately, and more likely to get hurt.

New York To Kill 170,000 Geese

Posted 05.25.2011

New York's geese are dead birds squawking. The state plans to eliminate 170,000 Canada geese. That means two-thirds of the current population co...

Chelsey Sullenberger, Heroic Pilot Of "Miracle On The Hudson" Landing, Will Be Retiring

AP | MITCH WEISS and SAMANTHA BOMKAMP | Posted 05.25.2011

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger has flown his final flight. The pilot who landed a US Airways plane safely on the Hudson...

'Miracle On Hudson' Jet Being Auctioned

AP/Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

NEW YORK — For sale: One severely water-damaged jet, hero not included. The banged-up US Airways plane that Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger ...

Hudson River Landing: Pilots On Sully's Miracle

The New York Review of Books | James Salter | Posted 05.25.2011

James Salter The New York Review of Books "Fly by Wire: The Geese, the Glide, the Miracle on the Hudson" by William Langewiesche Farrar, Straus and ...

Sullenberger Criticizes "Fly By Wire," Book About Hudson River Plane Crash

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

NEW YORK — The pilot who guided his disabled plane to a safe emergency landing in the Hudson River says that a new book that underscores the rol...

Top Ten Most Inspiring Stories Of The 2000s

Posted 05.25.2011

This past decade has had its share of mishaps, to be sure, but here at Impact, we think the following inspirational moments are enough to make even th...

FAA Will Modify Airspace Rules Over Hudson River

AP | DAVID PORTER | Posted 05.25.2011

NEWARK, N.J. — The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday it will change rules for the airspace over the Hudson River in New York City f...

Controller Didn't Warn Plane In Husdon Collision

AP | VICTOR EPSTEIN | Posted 05.25.2011

NEWARK, N.J. — An air traffic controller should have warned the pilot of a small plane about aircraft in its path before it collided with a sigh...

Hudson Crash NTSB Report Wrong: Air Controllers

AP | JOAN LOWY | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — Federal safety officials investigating a midair collision over the Hudson River changed their account of the accident on a key poin...

Hudson River Plane Crash Controller Bantered About Dead Cat Before Collision, Neglected Duties

AP | JOAN LOWY and DAVID B. CARUSO | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — The air traffic controller handling the small plane involved in a deadly crash with a helicopter over the Hudson River was chatting...

Controller Bantered About Dead Cat Before Hudson Plane Crash, Neglected Duties

AP | JOAN LOWY and DAVID B. CARUSO, Associated Press Writers | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON -- The air traffic controller handling the small plane involved in a deadly crash with a helicopter over the Hudson River was chatting on t...

Hudson River Helicopter, Plane Crash: Controller Was On Phone During Accident

AP | JOAN LOWY | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — A personal phone call and the absence of a supervisor during last week's collision over New York's Hudson River has led to two air ...

UPDATE: Air Traffic Controller Failed To Warn Plane That Helicopter Was In Its Path

AP | JOAN LOWY | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON (AP) - An air traffic controller making a personal phone call initially failed to warn a small plane of other aircraft in its path and then...

Hudson River Crash Video Captures Midair Collision

AP/NBC New York | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON (Associated Press) - The Federal Aviation Administration says it has placed two employees on administrative leave in connection with last w...

Plane In Hudson Crash Raised From River, 2 Bodies Recovered (VIDEO)

Huffington Post/AP | Posted 05.25.2011

(AP) HOBOKEN, N.J. -- Two bodies were pulled Tuesday from the wreckage of a small plane that collided with a sightseeing helicopter over the Hudson Ri...

Continental Crash Highlights Miracle of United Flight 1549

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 11.17.2011

Charles Karel Bouley

The reality of plane crashes came, well, crashing home and suddenly Sully and his crew from the Miracle on the Hudson seemed even more...lucky, skilled, lucky, miraculous.

The Difference Between First Class And Coach

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 05.25.2011

When a US Airways jetliner crashed into the Hudson River last month, everyone survived. More than 150 passengers and crew members got into boats befor...

What's Good for the Goose

Michael Markarian | Posted 05.25.2011

Michael Markarian

Killing geese through methods such as round-ups, gassing, and asphyxiation is not only inhumane, but also ineffective at solving local conflicts.

The Survivor's Club

Mallika Chopra | Posted 11.17.2011

Mallika Chopra

Whether it is an illness, foreclosure, or a messy divorce, there are many difficult life challenges that all of us and our loved ones will one day have to face.

Why Old Media Can't Deny New Media

Ari Herzog | Posted 05.25.2011

Ari Herzog

Twitter is a subset of new media. Your evening news and morning papers aren't quite there, lacking internet technologies, commenting, and synchronous interactivity.

US Airways Plane Crash Video: New Surveillance Camera Footage Of Flight 1549

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Following on the Coast Guard's release last weekend of video footage capturing the crash of US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River, CBS News has n...

Didn't He See it?

Barbara Gordon | Posted 05.25.2011

Barbara Gordon

In Bush's farewell address, there was no mention of the heroic efforts of the Hudson River plane crash, and yet speech after speech, he has extolled the exceptional resilience of the American spirit.

A New Era of Responsibility

Beau Friedlander | Posted 05.25.2011

Beau Friedlander

A hearty congratulations to America. After a dark stretch of wandering into the dark heart of GOP error, we have a leader worthy of our highest post. Now for the hard part.