<P> Chesley Burnett `` Sully '' Sullenberger III ( born 1951 ) is an American retired airline captain celebrated for the January 15 , 2009 water landing of US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River off Manhattan after the plane was disabled by striking a flock of Canada geese immediately after takeoff ; all 155 people aboard survived . Sullenberger is an international speaker on airline safety and has helped develop new protocols for airline safety . He served as the co-chairman , along with First Officer Jeffrey Skiles , of the EAA 's Young Eagles youth introduction - to - aviation program from 2009 to 2013 . He retired from US Airways after 30 years as a commercial pilot on March 3 , 2010 . In May of the following year , Sullenberger was hired by CBS News as an Aviation and Safety Expert . </P>
<P> Chesley Burnett `` Sully '' Sullenberger III ( born 1951 ) is an American retired airline captain celebrated for the January 15 , 2009 water landing of US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River off Manhattan after the plane was disabled by striking a flock of Canada geese immediately after takeoff ; all 155 people aboard survived . Sullenberger is an international speaker on airline safety and has helped develop new protocols for airline safety . He served as the co-chairman , along with First Officer Jeffrey Skiles , of the EAA 's Young Eagles youth introduction - to - aviation program from 2009 to 2013 . He retired from US Airways after 30 years as a commercial pilot on March 3 , 2010 . In May of the following year , Sullenberger was hired by CBS News as an Aviation and Safety Expert . </P>
pilot who landed plane in the hudson river
pilot who landed plane in the hudson river
Chesley Burnett `` Sully '' Sullenberger III
Chesley Burnett `` Sully '' Sullenberger III