HeroismSep 9, 2016Sully Revisits Hudson, Voices Safety FrustrationsIn 2009 Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger landed US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River, and all 155 people aboard survived. In a CBS News interview, Sullenbe...Chesley "Sully" SullenbergerSully (film)National Transportation Safety Board
GovernmentAug 1, 2017Sullenberger Opposes Air Traffic Control PrivatizationRetired Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger publicly opposed a White House-backed proposal to privatize U.S. air traffic control operations, arguing it would prioriti...Chesley "Sully" SullenbergerAir traffic control privatization
TravelSep 9, 2016Sullenberger on Flight 1549 Hudson LandingCBS News republished an interview segment from 60 Minutes in which Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger recounts the Jan. 15, 2009 bird-strike that disabled both eng...Chesley "Sully" SullenbergerUS Airways Flight 1549
HealthJul 18, 2026Retired Pilot Sullenberger Announces Alzheimer's DiagnosisChesley “Sully” Sullenberger, the retired US Airways pilot who safely landed Flight 1549 on the Hudson River in 2009, announced he has been diagnosed with early-stag...Chesley "Sully" SullenbergerAlzheimer's disease
