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Hudson River stories: 40 news summaries

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 Man Fleeing Cops Jumps 
 From Geo. Washington Bridge 

Traffic gridlocked after plunge into Hudson

Nov 19, 09 11:30 AM CST
(Newser) - A man being pursued by police drove his red Pontiac onto the eastbound George Washington Bridge, abandoned the car, and jumped into the Hudson River this morning. It's not clear why the cops were after the driver, and a search of the water beneath the span is under way, reports... More »

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Capt. Sully Plans Return to Flying

Hero pilot will also become part of US Airways' safety management team

Sep 28, 09 5:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Chesley Sullenberger, who saved the passengers and crew of US Airways Flight 1549 when he executed daring water landing on the Hudson River in January, will soon return to flying. The hero pilot's return to the cockpit is imminent, the NBC affiliate in Los Angeles reports. In addition to flying,... More »

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airline industry • US Airways • aviation • rescue • pilot • Hudson River • management • Chesley Sullenberger • Flight 1549 • NBC Local

 Newspaper Heiress' Body 
 Washes Ashore 

Descendant of Detroit News founder committed suicide

Sep 28, 09 12:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - The body of Anne Morrell Petrillo was pulled from the Hudson River yesterday, three days after the newspaper heiress jumped off the same bridge where her stepfather leapt to his death more than a decade earlier. Petrillo, 38, was descended on her mother’s side from Detroit News founder... More »

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(Newser) - The National Transportation Board's view of the events that caused last weekend's crash over the Hudson River doesn't jibe with the FAA's, the Wall Street Journal reports. The NTSB chronology released yesterday suggests that errors from air traffic controllers—one of whom was one the phone to his girlfriend at... More »

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FAA • plane crash • NTSB • Hudson River • air traffic control • air traffic controllers • National Transportation Safety Board • helicopter crash • midair collision

 Air Controller 
 Failed to Warn 
 Hudson Pilot 

Controller failed to inform him, NTSB report finds

Aug 14, 09 5:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - An air traffic controller failed to warn the pilot of a plane in last weekend's mid-air collision over the Hudson River, the National Transportation Safety Board ruled today. Chatting on the phone, the controller did not inform the pilot that "there were several aircraft detected by radar in the... More »

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New York • plane crash • helicopter • Hudson River • air traffic control • midair collision • Teterboro Airport

(Newser) - NBC has obtained a video capturing Saturday’s mid-air collision over the Hudson River. Shot by an Italian tourist who was on a boat on the river, it’s the first known video of the crash. In it, the plane appears to come up behind the helicopter, climbing and turning.... More »

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Air Traffic Controllers Suspended Over Hudson Crash

During it, one was on phone with girlfriend

Aug 14, 09 1:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - The two air traffic controllers on duty at Teterboro Airport during Saturday's mid-air collision over the Hudson River have been suspended and will likely be fired, the New York Daily News reports. Investigators have found that one of the men was on the phone to his girlfriend at the time... More »

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Searchers Find, Can't Recover 8th Body

Olympian Torres rode copter over Hudson
2 days before crash

Aug 10, 09 11:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Crews searching the Hudson River for the victims of Sunday's collision between a sightseeing helicopter and a small plane located an eighth body yesterday in the submerged plane but were unable to recover it, 1010 WINS radio reports. Rough water and silt impeded the efforts of divers, who suspended work... More »

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New York City • New York • swimming • helicopter • air disasters • Hudson River • airplane • Dara Torres • Olympic athletes • US Olympic athletes • Olympics • helicopter crash • Hoboken • Piper PA-32 • midair collision

(Newser) - Above the Hudson River west of Manhattan, where a helicopter and a light plane fatally collided on Saturday, a pilot can have as many as a dozen other aircraft to monitor at busy moments. Flight instructors describe the river corridor as dangerous and tunnel-like, and government is once again facing... More »

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 Fear Saved Helicopter Mom 


Aug 10, 09 4:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - An Italian mom too frightened to take a helicopter tour of Manhattan saved her life—but lost most of her family as the copter collided with a plane over the Hudson River, reports the New York Daily News. Silvia Rigamonti got cold feet at the last minute. The tour was... More »

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 7 Bodies, 
 Chopper Pulled 
 From Hudson 

Five bodies recovered; poor visibility, currents stymie efforts

Aug 9, 09 3:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - New York City police today spotted wreckage of the small plane that crashed into a helicopter and landed into the Hudson River yesterday, killing nine people, the Daily News reports. Crews also fished out the chopper remains and four more victims, bringing the body tally to seven. "We're continuing... More »

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(Newser) - All nine people are presumed dead after a small plane and a helicopter collided over the Hudson River today, the Daily News reports. Five sightseers from Italy and a pilot were aboard the chopper, and three were on the single-engine plane, including a child. Two bodies have been recovered so... More »

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New York City • plane crash • helicopter • Hudson River • search and rescue • small plane

 AIG Dodges 
 Insurance Claims 
 from Hudson Flight 

Insurer accused of using goodwill towards flight crew to dodge paying up

Jun 12, 09 1:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Passengers from US Airways Flight 1549 are having a tough time getting its insurer, AIG, to cough up for claims, the New York Times reports. Aviation liability insurance requires a finding of negligence. But Capt. Chesley Sullenberger and his crew were universally acknowledged to have performed amazingly well in saving... More »

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Capt. Sully: 
I Could Have Done Better

Pilot testifies he wishes he'd warned crew before crash

Jun 9, 09 11:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, the man the New York Daily News dubs the “Hero of the Hudson,” thinks he could have done better. “I wish I had had more time,” the now-famous pilot said today, testifying before the National Transportation Safety Board. His big regret:... More »

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(Newser) - Over the past few weeks, items both practical and sentimental have been returned to the lucky passengers of Flight 1549, the New York Times reports. Even ruined belongings are packed carefully in tissue paper and dryer sheets. “It made a very emotional experience as positive as it could have... More »

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airline industry • US Airways • luggage • plane crash • Hudson River • miracle • Flight 1549 • belongings

 Sully Gets $3M 
 for Memoir, 
 Poetry Book 

Captain has more substance than most: editor

Mar 12, 09 9:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger has landed a $3 million publishing deal for two books, Crain's New York Business reports. The hero captain will write a memoir about the Hudson River crash landing and a volume of poetry for William Morrow, a division of HarperCollins. It's the kind of deal publishers... More »

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 Hero Pilot Recounts 
 'Sickening' Moment 
 Engines Died 

'Thank you' inadequate for speedy rescuers, says Sully

Feb 6, 09 3:26 AM CST
(Newser) - The moments after  the engines of US Airways Flight 1549 died were the worst of his life, hero pilot Chesley Sullenberger tells Katie Couric in a 60 Minutes interview to air Monday. Disbelief was followed by a "sickening, pit-of-your-stomach, falling-through-the-floor feeling," as an eerie silence and a disturbing... More »

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(Newser) - The Federal Aviation Administration today released remarkable audio recordings capturing pilot Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger’s decision to land US Airways flight 1549 in the Hudson River. Sullenberger can be heard discussing the Jan. 15 landing with air-traffic control, CNN reports. As controllers scramble to find a runway for... More »

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 Feds Find Birds 
 in Both Engines 

Investigation confirms pilot's story in Hudson River crash

Feb 4, 09 4:36 PM CST
(AP) - Federal safety officials say they've confirmed that there were birds in both engines of the US Airways airliner that landed safely in the Hudson River last month. Remains from both engines have been sent to Washington's Smithsonian Institution to have the particular bird species identified. Officials added that an engine... More »

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ANALYSIS

 The Single Best Question 
 for Job Applicants 

Ask applicants what they do when they're not working

Jan 29, 09 12:28 PM CST
(Newser) - Hiring tends to be a total crapshoot, Peter Bregman writes in a Harvard Business Review blog. But you'll get better results if you ask applicants one question: What do you do in your spare time? Hero pilot Chesley Sullenberger flies gliders for fun and used to build intricate models. "... More »

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New York City • employment • plane crash • Hudson River • job interviews • job application • Chesley Sullenberger • hiring

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