The ditching of Flight 1549 into an icy river was unprecedented, jaw-dropping—and sometimes misunderstood. Here's a pilot's-eye view of what went right.

Capt. Sully Sullenberger, the hero pilot who famously landed a plane on New York’s Hudson River without losing a single passenger in 2009, touted how “exceptionally safe” aviation has become ...

“Capt. Sullenberger has literally risen to great heights during his legendary career as an airline pilot and, importantly, as a leader who exemplified calm under extreme pressure on that cold January ...

A Manhattan community board rejected a proposal to rename a Hell's Kitchen street for Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger — the retired pilot who heroically landed a US Airways flight in the ...

Co-pilot Jeff Skiles, left, along with Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, were in the cockpit of US Airways Flight 1549 when they ditched the aircraft in the Hudson River on Jan. 15, 2009.

Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger III shared a congratulatory social media post for his daughter Kelly, who wed her husband Jack Szarabajka on Nov. 11.

Captain Sullenberger, who is from the Bay Area, is known for the 2009 miracle landing on the Hudson River and is also the former U.S. Ambassador to the International Civil Aviation Organization ...

Captain Sullenberger, who is from the Bay Area, is known for the 2009 miracle landing on the Hudson River and is also the former U.S. Ambassador to the International Civil Aviation Organization ...

Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, the pilot who famously landed a commercial airline on the Hudson River over a decade ago, has weighed in on the disastrous DC plane crash.. On Wednesday night, an ...