Chesley Sullenberger

Chesley Burnett Sully Sullenberger III born January 23 1951 is an American retired aircraft pilot diplomat and aviation safety expert who is best known for his actions as captain of US Airways Flight 1549 on January 15 2009 when he ditched the plane on the Hudson River after both engines were disabled by a bird strike all 155 people aboard survived After the Hudson landing Sullenberger became an outspoken advocate for aviation safety and helped develop new protocols for flight safety He served as the cochairman along with his copilot on Flight 1549 Jeffrey Skiles of the Experimental Aircraft Association EAAs Young Eagles youth introductiontoaviation program from 2009 to 2013 From Wikipedia