to surface detailing the dramatic landing of the U.S. Airways flight landing in the Hudson River. Courtesy Reuters.

Shortly after takeoff, the plane struck a flock of birds, causing complete engine failure. The time from the bird strike to the river landing was ... the "Miracle on the Hudson." ...

By Tim Balk Chesley B. Sullenberger III, the pilot who safely landed a passenger plane in the Hudson River in 2009, said the crash in the Potomac River on Wednesday night came at an ...

The hero pilot, who famously guided a plane with double engine failure to safety by landing it on the Hudson River shared his theory with the New York Times following the incident. He said: "There ...

The wreckage of US Airways Flight 1549 was tied to the bulkhead in Battery Park City, and years later a Tribecan would commemorate the story for the big screen.

“They were lucky,” Duffy told The Post this week, 16 years after that infamous Jan. 15, 2009 water landing ... to direct the plane on the Hudson River. FDNY officials told the newly ...