What was the job of Chesley B Sullenberger III that made him famous on 15 January 2009?
"Chesley Sullenberger Chesley Burnett ""Sully"" Sullenberger III (born 23 January 1951) is a retired American airline captain who, on January 15, 2009, landed US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River off Manhattan after both engines were disabled by a bird strike; all 155 persons aboard survived. Sullenberger is a speaker on airline safety and has helped develop new protocols for airline safety. 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 retired from US Airways after 30 years as a commercial pilot on March"
"3, 2010. In May of the following year, Sullenberger was hired by CBS News as an Aviation and Safety Expert. He is the co-author, with Jeffrey Zaslow, of the ""New York Times"" bestseller """", a memoir of his life and of the events surrounding Flight 1549, published in 2009 by HarperCollins. His second book, ""Making a Difference: Stories of Vision and Courage from America's Leaders"", was published in May 2012. He was ranked second in ""Time""s ""Top 100 Most Influential Heroes and Icons of 2009"", after Michelle Obama. Chesley Sullenberger was born in Denison, Texas. His father was a descendant"
"the first responders involved in Flight 1549's emergency landing. The United States House of Representatives passed a similar resolution on January 26, 2009. Sullenberger attended the presidential inauguration on January 20, 2009, where he and his wife met President Obama. On January 22, 2009, he and the rest of the crew of Flight 1549 were awarded a Masters Medal by the Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators. A ceremony for Sullenberger was held on January 24, 2009 in Sullenberger's hometown of Danville, California, where he was presented with awards including Danville's ""Key to the Town"", and was named an"
"received a standing ovation at the Super Bowl XLIII on February 1, 2009, and Sullenberger threw out the first pitch at the 2009 Major League Baseball season for the San Francisco Giants. His Giants jersey was inscribed with the name ""Sully"" and the number 155the count of people aboard the plane. On July 28, passengers Dave Sanderson and Barry Leonard organized a thank you luncheon for emergency responders from Hudson County, New Jersey, on the shores of Palisades Medical Center in North Bergen, New Jersey, where 57 passengers had been brought following their rescue. Present were members of the U.S."
"January 15, 2009, US Airways pilots Captain Chesley ""Sully"" Sullenberger and First Officer Jeff Skiles board US Airways Flight 1549 from LaGuardia Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport. Three minutes into the flight, at an approximate altitude of 2,800 feet (approx. 850 m), the Airbus A320 strikes a flock of birds, disabling both engines. Without engine power and judging themselves unable to reach nearby airports (Teterboro Airport being the closest), Sully ditches the aircraft on the Hudson River. The crew and passengers evacuate without casualty. The press and public hail Sullenburger a hero, but the incident leaves him haunted, and"
"whose reference to Sullenberger as ""a real human being and a real hero"" became the song's refrain. Humorist and radio personality Garrison Keillor wrote ""Pilot Song: The Ballad of Chesley Sullenberger III"" for the January 17, 2009 edition of his radio variety show ""A Prairie Home Companion"". Sullenberger appeared as himself in a cameo role in the 2017 film ""Daddy's Home 2"". Sullenberger's speech in Congress concerning U.S. civil aviation is featured in Michael Moore's 2009 documentary """". Sullenberger is also referred to in the 2011 romantic comedy film ""Friends with Benefits"". Throughout the film, Justin Timberlake's character repeatedly suggests"
"Vision and Courage from America's Leaders"", was released on May 15, 2012. In May 2011, CBS News hired Sullenberger as an aviation and safety expert. Sullenberger is married to fitness instructor Lorraine ""Lorrie"" Sullenberger, with whom he adopted two daughters, Kate and Kelly. The Sullenbergers reside in the San Francisco Bay Area. On December 7, 1995, Sullenberger's father committed suicide by gunshot shortly after being released from the hospital for major surgery. He had been suffering from depression in the face of a long and difficult convalescence ahead of him. He left no note. As a result of this, Sullenberger"
"is Dougherty's official student newspaper. Published every three weeks in print and updated regularly online features sections on news, editorials, opinions, features, entertainment, and sports. The ""Tribune"" was the first print publication to interview Chesley Sullenberger after the pilot's emergency water landing of US Airways Flight 1549, in a February 2009 special edition of the ""Tribune"" with an article titled ""Heroism & Humility on the Hudson."" Sullenberger and his wife, both residents of San Ramon, decided with CBS to grant his first interview to a student journalist, and Dougherty was attended by one of their daughters. Sullenberger met with the"
"of 2018 through the dog's participation in a veteran service dog program at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. According to America's VetDogs, Sully was named after former U.S. Air Force officer and US Airways pilot Chesley Sullenberger III. Sully received early attention from his own Instagram page covering his life and work with the Bushes. Following the death of President Bush, Sully accompanied the former president's remains to Washington, D.C. for the state funeral. A photo posted to Twitter by Bush spokesman Jim McGrath showing the dog sleeping next to the coffin containing Bush's remains in Texas attracted"
"Tournament of Roses Parade's Grand Marshal. In 2011, as part of a fundraising effort, Sullenberger flew to the Carolinas Aviation Museum in Charlotte, North Carolina, where the aircraft he landed on the Hudson River is on exhibit. In December 2010, Sullenberger was appointed an Officer of France's Legion of Honour. With coauthor Jeffrey Zaslow, Sullenberger wrote the 2009 bestselling memoir ""Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters"". In the book, Sullenberger also discusses personal matters including his father's suicide in 1995, the Sullenbergers' struggle with infertility, and their decision to adopt. Sullenberger's second book, ""Making a Difference: Stories of"
"made a point of waiving any late fees. Bloomberg presented Sullenberger with a new copy along with the Key to the City of New York. Sullenberger threw out the first pitch of the 2009 Major League Baseball season for the San Francisco Giants. His Giants jersey was inscribed with the name ""Sully"" and the number 155—a reference to the 155 people aboard the plane. On June 6, 2009, Sullenberger returned to his childhood hometown of Denison, Texas, to participate in the town's D-Day celebration, and to give the commencement address for his alma mater, Denison High School, marking the 40th"
"crew, Doreen Welsh, Sheila Dail and Donna Dent, were honored with a standing ovation during the Super Bowl XLIII pre-game ceremony on February 1, 2009. Sullenberger was awarded with honorary lifetime membership in the Seaplane Pilots Association. In 2009, Sullenberger was awarded the Founders' Medal by The Air League. Admirers of Sullenberger also started a Facebook fan site that, as of late February 2009, had half a million members. A library book, ""Just Culture: Balancing Safety and Accountability"" was in Sullenberger's luggage left behind in the cockpit. When Sullenberger notified the library that the water-damaged book had been recovered, it"
"anniversary of his own graduation from the school. Sullenberger also made an appearance in St. Louis, Missouri on July 14, 2009, to participate in the Red Carpet All-Star Parade before the 2009 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. On February 24, 2009, Sullenberger testified before the U.S. House of Representatives's Subcommittee on Aviation of the Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure that his salary had been cut by 40 percent, and that his pension, like most airline pensions, was terminated and replaced by a PBGC guarantee worth only pennies on the dollar. He cautioned that airlines were ""under pressure to hire people"
"and Gratitude from your friends at Jeppesen."" Sullenberger retired on March 3, 2010, after thirty years with US Airways and its predecessor, Pacific Southwest Airlines. At the end of his final flight he was reunited with Skiles and a number of the passengers from Flight 1549. In 2013, the entire crew was inducted into the International Air & Space Hall of Fame at the San Diego Air & Space Museum. The accident was recorded by several closed-circuit television cameras. Various television reports and documentaries produced soon afterwards contained extensive video of the ditching and rescue, and recorded interviews with the"
"Airport. The aircraft was an Airbus A320-214 powered by two GE Aviation/Snecma-designed CFM56-5B4/P turbofan engines. The pilot in command was 57-year-old Chesley Sullenberger, a former fighter pilot who had been an airline pilot since leaving the United States Air Force in 1980. At the time, he had logged 19,663 total flight hours, including 4,765 in an A320; he was also a glider pilot and expert on aviation safety. First officer Jeffrey B. Skiles, 49, had accrued 15,643 career flight hours, but this was his first Airbus A320 assignment since qualifying to fly it. There were 150 passengers and three flight"
"made it back to LaGuardia had that manoeuvre begun immediately after the bird strike. However, such scenarios both neglected the time necessary for the pilots to understand and assess the situation, and risked the possibility of a crash within a densely populated area. U.S. President George W. Bush called Sullenberger to thank him for saving the lives of the passengers, as did President-elect Barack Obama, who also invited him and the crew to join the presidential inauguration ceremony. On January 16, 2009, the United States Senate passed a resolution recognizing and honoring Sullenberger, Skiles, the cabin crew, the passengers, and"
"at Bern University, resulting in a LL.M. degree. As of 1 July 2010, Schellenberg worked part-time (60%) as commander of the Swiss Army's Mountain Infantry Brigade 12. On January 1, 2012, he was promoted to divisionär (major general) as chief of staff of the army. On 1 January 2013, he succeeded Markus Gygax as commander of the Swiss Air Force. At its meeting on 22 March 2017, the Swiss Federal Council promoted Schellenberg to Chief of Operations of the Swiss Army, effective 1 January 2018. In spring 2016, the new Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin stopped the procurement of a new"
"University and a master's degree in Public Administration from the University of Northern Colorado. Sullenberger was appointed to the United States Air Force Academy, entering with the Class of 1973 in June 1969. He was selected along with around a dozen other freshmen for a cadet glider program, and by the end of that year, he was an instructor pilot. In the year of his graduation, 1973, he received the Outstanding Cadet in Airmanship award, as the class ""top flyer"". Following graduation with a Bachelor of Science and his commissioning as an officer, the Air Force immediately sent Sullenberger to"
"Walks Into a Bar, Meet Dave (2008) is a bawdy space comedy starring Eddie Murphy and Elizabeth Banks, directed by Brian Robbins and written by Rob Greenberg and Bill Corbett. Komarnicki received great critical acclaim for writing Sully (2015), starring Tom Hanks and directed by Clint Eastwood. Sully is about Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenburger’s emergency landing of US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River, based on Sullenburger’s 2009 autobiography Highest Duty. [3] The film debuted at $35.5 million in the U.S. its opening weekend, and went on to gross a total of $238 million worldwide, outperforming initial expectations. Sully"
"29 to 31, 2007. On January 15, 2009, Sullenberger was the captain of US Airways Flight 1549, an Airbus A320 taking off from LaGuardia Airport in New York City. Shortly after takeoff, the plane struck a large flock of birds (Canada geese) and lost power in both engines. Quickly determining he would be unable to reach either LaGuardia or Teterboro airport, Sullenberger piloted the plane to a water landing on the Hudson River. All 155 people on board survived and were rescued by nearby boats. Sullenberger said later: ""It was very quiet as we worked, my copilot Jeff Skiles and"
"of the Young Eagles program. Ford has flown more than 300 Young Eagles in several types of aircraft, and finished his five-year term in 2009. In September 2009, Captain Chesley Sullenberger and First Officer Jeffrey Skiles, who became famous in the US Airways Flight 1549 Hudson River ditching on 15 January 2009, were named as the program's new co-chairmen. In July 2013, aerobatic pilot Sean D. Tucker replaced Sullenberger and Skiles as chairman. Rolls Royce contributed in 2010 six flight scholarships for basic flight training, and one for advanced training toward a private pilot certificate. In May 2009, EAA joined"
"known for his colorful press conference quotes, such that a Louisville weekly newspaper, the ""Louisville Eccentric Observer"", includes a feature called ""SchnellSpeak of the Week"". After his retirement, Schnellenberger was retained by Florida Atlantic University and named the first ever ""Ambassador at large"" his main responsibility is to help drive fundraising efforts for the athletic department. When Miami and FAU met in 2013, the former coach was lauded as honorary captain for both teams. Schellenberger currently resides in Boca Raton, Florida. Schnellenberger was 6–0 in bowl games: Assistant coaches under Howard Schnellenberger who became NCAA or NFL head coaches: Howard"
"his assignment at RAF Lakenheath, he was reassigned to the 428th Tactical Fighter Squadron of the 474th Tactical Fighter Wing at Nellis AFB, Nevada, again flying the F-4D. He advanced to become a flight leader and a training officer, and attained the rank of captain, with experience in Europe, the Pacific, and at Nellis Air Force Base, as well as operating as Blue Force Mission Commander in Red Flag Exercises. While in the Air Force, he was a member of an aircraft accident investigation board. Sullenberger was employed by US Airways and its predecessor airlines from 1980 until 2010. (Pacific"
"was later pronounced dead at the hospital. Shults made an emergency descent and landed in Philadelphia. Her actions, calm demeanor, and competence during the emergency were noted by Southwest Airlines officials and passengers as well as Chesley Sullenberger, another commercial airline and former military pilot who controlled a similar situation in 2009 on US Airways Flight 1549. Shults later revealed that she had not intended to be the pilot of that flight, but had swapped the shift with her husband. US Representative and former US Air Force Colonel and A-10 pilot Martha McSally introduced a resolution in Congress to honor"
"however, is new Cardinal Stadium, which he proposed from the minute he arrived. Schnellenberger planned and raised the money for its construction, but left for Oklahoma before the stadium opened. In 2006, Louisville named the Cardinals' football fieldhouse the Howard L. Schnellenberger Football Complex with Schnellenberger in attendance before U of L's game against Florida Atlantic University. The most valuable player award for the UofL and UK is also named after him because he was born and raised in Louisville and he played college at Kentucky. Following the departure of Howard Schnellenberger to Oklahoma, Ron Cooper was hired away from"
"honorary Danville police officer. While in the Tri-Valley, Sullenberger decided to grant his first official interview to Jega Sanmugam of ""The Wildcat Tribune,"" the official student newspaper of Dougherty Valley High School, which his daughter attended at the time. In a special February 2009 edition, the ""Tribune"" published ""Heroism & Humility on the Hudson,"" covering Sullenberger and the Flight 1549 landing. San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District Chief Richard Price presented Captain Sullenberger with his district's highest award, the Medal of Valor, which has been given only a few times in the district's history. Sullenberger, Skiles, and Flight 1549's cabin"
"at the center. The aircraft did not crash immediately, allowing passengers time to write such farewell letters. Some of these letters are also on display. The center also has displays about other Japan Airlines accidents, as well as other historical aviation accidents. The center occupies of floor space. The center's ""time-line"" display of other historical aviation accidents since the crash of JAL 123 helped inspire the Carolinas Aviation Museum's effort to save and display the wreckage from US Airways Flight 1549, the Airbus A320 which Capt. Chesley Sullenberger landed in New York's Hudson River on January 15, 2009. Safety Promotion"
"the Hudson” flight of Captain Chesley Sullenberger, who landed US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River saving 155 lives is shown, and Sullenberger describes a framework he used in dealing with the crisis that can be applied to healthcare. One example explains that the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville brought in a NASCAR pit crew chief to examine their operating room turnover and received ""great suggestions"" according to the Bob Brigham, COO at Mayo Clinic in Florida. ""Surfing the Healthcare Tsunami"" includes appearances with actor and patient safety advocate Dennis Quaid who shares how his twins accidentally twice received 1,000"
"of Representatives. In 1988 he became known worldwide when he ran for President of the United States as a candidate in the overseas Democratic Party primary; he came in third after winning the vote in five countries. His presidential campaign raised the awareness of issues and policies affecting overseas American citizens. Starting at university and during his entire life, Sundberg brought people together into many different organizations, political, literary, historical and others. He created in Geneva, among others, the Adam Smith Society, the Burlamaqui Club, and the Overseas American Academy. In 2007 he organized a celebration for the 500th anniversary"
"with less experience. Their salaries are so low that people with greater experience will not take those jobs. We have some carriers that have hired some pilots with only a few hundred hours of experience. ... There’s simply no substitute for experience in terms of aviation safety."" After 30 years with US Airways and its predecessor, Sullenberger retired in 2010. His final flight was US Airways Flight 1167 from Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Charlotte, North Carolina, where he was reunited with his copilot Jeff Skiles and a half dozen of the passengers on Flight 1549. He was also the 2010"
"club, a flutist, and an honor student. He was an active member of the Waples Memorial United Methodist Church in Denison, and graduated from Denison High School in 1969, near the top of his class of about 350. At 16, Sullenberger learned to fly in an Aeronca 7DC from a private airstrip near his home. He said the training he received from a local flight instructor influenced his aviation career for the rest of his life. Sullenberger holds a Bachelor of Science from the United States Air Force Academy. He also holds a master's degree in Industrial Psychology from Purdue"
"for a decade (1992–2002), during which Muhlenberg tripled its endowment, halved its debt, and saw a significant rise in admissions selectivity. The College is now among the top 80 liberal arts colleges in the nation in terms of selectivity and acceptance rate. He was a former member of the Steering Committee of the Bilderberg Group. He was married to Kathryn Pelgrift Taylor. Arthur Taylor died on December 3, 2015 from pulmonary failure in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Arthur R. Taylor Arthur Robert Taylor (July 6, 1935 – December 3, 2015) was an American businessman. Taylor was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey. He"
"film ""Network"", the character Max Schumacher (William Holden) tells a funny story in which, having overslept for a news shoot about the new lower deck at the bridge, he gets into a cab wearing a raincoat over his pajamas and tells the taxi driver to ""take me to the middle of the George Washington Bridge."" The taxi driver, concerned that Schumacher intended to jump from the bridge, turns around and begs him: ""Don't do it buddy! You're a young man!"" The 2016 film ""Sully"", a movie depicting Captain Chesley Sullenberger's 2009 emergency landing of US Airways Flight 1549 on the"