Chesley Sullenberger

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

AP | Posted 11.16.2009 | Books


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...

WATCH: Sully On The Daily Show

The Huffington Post | Jessie Kunhardt | Posted 10.14.2009 | Books


Captain Chesley Sullenberger, or Sully, the pilot who became famous this summer for emergency landing a plane in the Hudson River, spoke to Jon Stewar...

Pilots on Food Stamps

Michael Moore | Posted 10.13.2009 | Politics


Michael Moore

You know, maybe it's just me, but the two occupations whose workers shouldn't be humpin' a second job are brain surgeons and airline pilots. Call me crazy.

"Sully" Sullenberger Back In The Air: Pilots US Air 1050 From Charlotte To New York

New York Daily News | Nancy Dillon Aboard Us Airways Flight 1050, Richard Schapiro in.C.arlotte, N.C. And Helen Kennedy in New York | Posted 10.01.2009 | New York


Hero pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger climbed back in his beloved pilot's chair Thursday morning, flying his first planeload of passengers since Jan...

Captain Sully's One Regret

New York Daily News | Richard Sisk | Posted 07.11.2009 | Local


WASHINGTON - Capt. Sully gave a wakeup call to the feds and the airlines Tuesday to combat the growing menace from the big birds that thrive around La...

"Fly By Wire": Miracle On The Hudson Book Rushed

New York Times | Andrew Adam Newman | Posted 06.04.2009 | Media


Capt. Chesley B. Sullenberger III's fatality-free ditching, after six minutes aloft, of US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River in January is resul...

Is Captain Shane Murphy of the Alabama the New Sully?

Russ Wellen | Posted 05.10.2009 | World


Russ Wellen

This incident also echoes another flight -- United Airlines flight 93 on 9/11, when the passengers apparently thwarted the hijackers' aims.

Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger Signs Book Deal To Tell Life Story

Reuters | Posted 04.20.2009 | Media


Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, who brought a crippled US Airways jet to a textbook emergency landing on New York City's Hudson River, will write a book...

Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger To Write Book, Meeting With Publishers

Crain's | Matthew Flamm | Posted 04.06.2009 | Media


The hero of Flight 1549 is looking to write a book. Captain Chesley Sullenberger, who piloted his US Airways jet safely onto the Hudson River in Janu...

"It is About Service"

Hal Donahue | Posted 03.28.2009 | Politics


Hal Donahue

If politics is not your skill set, become involved in service where you work or live. Every sector of society needs people to get involved in service. Answer the call and help rebuild the USA.

United Pilot Insults Sully

Lane Hudson | Posted 03.28.2009 | Home


Lane Hudson

"Ladies and Gentlemen, if you are on the left side of the plane, you will see a spectacular view of New York City and US Airways' new runway, the Hudson River." Cute, right?

Deconstructing The Cult of Sully -- More than a Hero, a Holdover

Adam Hanft | Posted 03.14.2009 | Media


Adam Hanft

Who cannot find a metaphor in the example of a pilot who refuses to leave his sinking plane until he checks the cabin two times to make sure no passengers are left?

Obama in the Era of Heroes and Fallen Angels

Stuart Whatley | Posted 03.13.2009 | Politics


Stuart Whatley

Everyone must stay as individually dedicated to the collectively desired goal as the hero through whom we channel so much hope.

Chesley Sullenberger 60 Minutes Interview: Pilot, Crew Recount Hudson River Crash (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Nicholas Graham | Posted 03.12.2009 | Media


In his first interview since crash landing his US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson river after suffering catastrophic engine failure from striking bi...

CBS Wields "Veto Power" Over Media Access To Sullenberger

AP | DAVID BAUDER and HARRY R. WEBER | Posted 03.10.2009 | Media


NEW YORK — Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger is no mere hero pilot. He's such a hot media commodity that journalists are being restricted from taking...

Jason Linkins

Scritti Politti: February 4, 2009

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.07.2009 | Media


As the dawn breaks on a hopeful 2009, it is great to see the rise of a figure who so perfectly encapsulates the sense of responsibility and leadership...

Katie Couric Scooped By ESPN After Beating "Today" Show On Hero Pilot Interview

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 03.06.2009 | Media


Katie Couric's "get" of hero US Air pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger was notable in that she scooped her former morning co-host, Matt Lauer, who had...

The Survivor's Club

Mallika Chopra | Posted 02.28.2009 | Living


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.

How Doing What You Love Serves Humanity

Jason Mannino | Posted 02.23.2009 | Living


Jason Mannino

Everyone has his own specific vocation or mission in life; everyone must carry out a concrete assignment that demands fulfillment. Therein he cannot b...

The Tragic Downfall of Chesley B. Sullenberger III

Spencer Green | Posted 02.19.2009 | Media


Spencer Green

Feb. 7, 2009 - Tina Fey does riotous Chesley Sullenberger impression on "Saturday Night Live," ordering Duck a l'Orange in restaurant, then stabbing it with fork

Inauguration: Pilot Sullenberger And Family Invited

AP | SUDHIN THANAWALA | Posted 02.19.2009 | Politics


DANVILLE, Calif. — US Airways pilot Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger and his family are going to the presidential inauguration, the mayor of his ...

Black boxes From Crashed US Airways Flight On Way To Washington

AP | KAREN MATTHEWS | Posted 02.18.2009 | Home


NEW YORK — A jetliner that crash-landed in the Hudson River had lost power simultaneously in both engines after reaching an altitude of only 3,2...

'Today' Show's Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger Interview Will Be First With US Airways Pilot

AP | Posted 02.17.2009 | Media


NEW YORK — NBC says "Today" show host Matt Lauer will be the first to interview the US Airways pilot hailed as a hero for his cool work landing ...

Chesley B. Sully Sullenberger Praised By Obama

AP | Posted 02.16.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama is joining those heaping praise on the pilot of US Airways Flight 1549, the craft that landed in New Y...

Obama and Sully: A New Age of American Competence?

Dan Brown | Posted 02.16.2009 | Politics


Dan Brown

It's been a dark eight years, and I'm ready for some hope. Today, Capt. Chesley B. Sullenberger and Barack Obama are the delivery men.