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Jan 15, 2009 7:15 PM CST

Pilot Emerges as Hudson Hero

(Newser) - A portrait of a hero is emerging from today's jet crash on the Hudson. The pilot, 57-year-old Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, is drawing praise not only for his "masterful" landing without engines but for his calm actions afterward to make sure his passengers were OK, the Daily News reports....

Rikers Island Geese Get
Early Blame for Crash

Jan 15, 2009 6:10 PM CST

Rikers Island Geese Get Early Blame for Crash

(Newser) - The FAA cautions that it's too early to pinpoint the cause of today's jet crash, but early reports have focused on a flock of geese. Such bird strikes—they get sucked into the engines—are an increasingly familiar problem for pilots, the Daily News reports. LaGuardia in particular is plagued...

Plane Down in
Hudson River;
All Are Safe

updated

Jan 15, 2009 3:26 PM CST

Plane Down in Hudson River; All Are Safe

(Newser) - All of the US Airways passengers aboard a jet that went down in the frigid waters of the Hudson River off Manhattan are reported to be safe, the New York Times reports. Flight 1549 apparently flew into a flock of geese, disabling at least one engine, according to MSNBC. Authorities...

US Airline
Safety Record
Best Ever

Jan 12, 2009 6:07 AM CST

US Airline Safety Record Best Ever

No fatal crashes for two years

(Newser) - Airline safety has improved so much that the chances of dying in an air crash are now less than being elected president, according to a safety expert. For the first time since jet travel began, not a single person died in a crash of a US carrier for two years,...