Meet Captain Sully Sullenberger: He landed a plane on Hudson River after a bird strike disabled both engines, saving all 155 lives; 17 years later, he gets aviation’s highest honour

Meet Captain Sully Sullenberger: He landed a plane on Hudson River after a bird strike disabled both engines, saving all 155 lives; 17 years later, he gets aviation’s highest honour

Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, the pilot who safely landed US Airways Flight 1549 on New York’s Hudson River after a bird strike caused an almost complete loss of thrust in both engines, has been inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame. The September 24, 2026, induction came 17 years after the emergency landing that became known as the “Miracle on the Hudson”.