He walked the plane twice after everybody else was off and tried to verify that there was nobody else on board -- and assures us there was not . '' NEW : Chesley B . ` ` Sully '' Sullenberger has been a pilot with US Airways since 1980 . NEW : Former Air Force fighter pilot has worked with NASA as an astronaut, and is now the director of flight operations at Johnson Space Center in Houston.
NEW : Chesley B . ` ` Sully '' Sullenberger has been a pilot with US Airways since 1980 . NEW : Former Air Force fighter pilot has worked with NASA as an astronaut, and is now the director of flight operations at Johnson Space Center in Houston.