<P> Chesley Burnett `` Sully '' Sullenberger III ( born 1951 ) is a retired American airline captain who , on January 15 , 2009 , landed US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River off Manhattan after both engines were disabled by a bird strike ; all 155 persons aboard survived . Sullenberger is a 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 . </P>
<P> Chesley Burnett `` Sully '' Sullenberger III ( born 1951 ) is a retired American airline captain who , on January 15 , 2009 , landed US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River off Manhattan after both engines were disabled by a bird strike ; all 155 persons aboard survived . Sullenberger is a 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 . </P>
the pilot that landed on the hudson river
the pilot that landed on the hudson river
Chesley Burnett `` Sully '' Sullenberger III
Chesley Burnett `` Sully '' Sullenberger III