Another round for Sullenberger and Skiles

Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger and First Officer Jeffrey Skiles once again flew the skies over New York together.

Another round for Sullenberger and Skiles

In January, Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger and First Officer Jeffrey Skiles safely brought US Airways Flight 1549, crippled by a flock of geese, down to a dramatic and safe landing in the Hudson River. Last week, the two once again flew the skies over New York together. While it wasn’t either pilot’s first commercial flight since the incident, this time they completed the route they never finished: from Charlotte, N.C., to New York’s LaGuardia Airport and back again. “It was sort of like coming back from Vietnam,” said veteran Don Lambert, a passenger on last week’s New York–bound leg. “Everybody was clapping and cheering.”

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