Sully returns to US as a management pilot

[FWAAA]

Here's a press release from US Airways:

US Airways announced today that Capt. Chesley “Sullyâ€￾ Sullenberger, who piloted Flight 1549 during its emergency water landing on the Hudson River in January, is returning to work in a new role as a management pilot. In addition to his flying duties, Capt. Sullenberger will join the US Airways flight operations safety management team.

“We welcome Capt. Sullenberger back to work and are proud to have him flying with us again as a member of the US Airways safety management organization,â€￾ said Chairman and CEO, Doug Parker. “US Airways is an industry leader when it comes to safety and Sully is an excellent addition to the team.â€￾

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Capt-Chesley...ml?x=0&.v=1

 

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There will be a separate media advisory once the details of Capt. Sullenberger’s return to flight are confirmed. A pre-announcement of his return will be posted on Twitter @usairwaysnews. Further information about his return, or details about media access, are not available at this time.

Give me a break. What are they going to do, pack the plane with media and treat it as the second coming?

 

[N965VJ]

Give me a break. What are they going to do, pack the plane with media and treat it as the second coming?

At least they’re using Twitter for something. A whole slew of airlines are aggressively using Twitter, KL has over a dozen different feeds for example. US has an account, but only Tweeted a handful of times.

 

[Dont call me Shirley]

At some point, Sully should have dinner and drinks with the pilots of TACA flight 110 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TACA_Flight_110 and Scandinavian flight 751 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scandinavian_...ines_Flight_751 ; two other incidents in which airliners lost engine power and were safely landed off airport by their flight crews.


(The TACA inciident is worth noting in that the plane wasn't even scratched.) I had chance to meet the TACA pilot once and shake his hand. Maybe I'll be lucky enough to someday meet Captains Rasmussen and Sully.

 

[Reed Richards]

Give me a break. What are they going to do, pack the plane with media and treat it as the second coming?

Your post is a personal low.

Unbelievable.

RR

 

[luvn737s]

Your post is a personal low.

Unbelievable.

RR

No, the new low is Skiles criticizing folks for inexperience in the cockpit. The CVR transcript showed someone (him) in way over their head.

 

[hp_fa]

Your post is a personal low.

Unbelievable.

RR

Before you say that, have you read the press release? If so, how do you otherwise describe it?

 

[nic4us]

At some point, Sully should have dinner and drinks with the pilots of TACA flight 110 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TACA_Flight_110 and Scandinavian flight 751 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scandinavian_...ines_Flight_751 ; two other incidents in which airliners lost engine power and were safely landed off airport by their flight crews.


(The TACA inciident is worth noting in that the plane wasn't even scratched.) I had chance to meet the TACA pilot once and shake his hand. Maybe I'll be lucky enough to someday meet Captains Rasmussen and Sully.

If memory serves, Air Canada put a 767 successfully into a drag strip after losing both engines to fuel starvation.

 

[hp_fa]

If memory serves, Air Canada put a 767 successfully into a drag strip after losing both engines to fuel starvation.

Yes, but that one was clearly pilot error.

 

[sharonstoneseat]

Before you say that, have you read the press release? If so, how do you otherwise describe it?

Seems pretty low key to me....I'm more inclined to describe your reaction to it as overdone.

I got an advance copy of Sully's book. It is a nice, simple autobiography written by a quiet man.

The events of January 15th are interspersed with his recollections of the people who have influenced him as well as tributes to other pilots who were faced with dire circumstances. Great stuff like the story of Capatin Richard Ogg (Maui airport ) who landed a Boeing 377 in the middle of the Pacific in 1956 and a thoughtful section about Captain Al Haynes and First Officer Al Slader of United 232 and 811 respectively.

I am sure that some will obsessively comb through the book looking for something to set themselves on fire about, but for most airline people it is a very pleasant read that does a good job of explaining why we do what we do, choose to live the lives that we do, and why so many of us stay in the industry no matter what.

I think it will be great to have him back on the property.

 

[ClueByFour]

I got an advance copy of Sully's book. It is a nice, simple autobiography written by a quiet man.

Quiet man writing an autobiography is somewhat of an oxymoron.

 

[sharonstoneseat]

Quiet man writing an autobiography is somewhat of an oxymoron.

Somone should let Lincoln and Ghandi know about that.....

 

[Reed Richards]

Before you say that, have you read the press release? If so, how do you otherwise describe it?

I don't describe the release. Only yours. I guess what you read determines how you post. You obviously don't know or care about the man, nor what he accomplished. His post accident demeanor is beyond reproach.

I hope the way you describe events in your business world does not mirror that of your online one. Your post today speaks otherwise.

RR

 

[Reed Richards]

Yes, but that one was clearly pilot error.

Clearly?

RR

 

[hp_fa]

You obviously don't know or care about the man, nor what he accomplished. His post accident demeanor is beyond reproach.

I said this reminds me of a situation that occurred one time when my older daughter was very small and I was driving her school, to grade school. And out of the blue she asked one of those questions parents are never quite prepared to answer. And she said -- it wasn't where do babies come from or why is the sky blue. Instead, it was, "Daddy, what does integrity mean?" And after a few moments I came up with an answer that, in retrospect, was probably a pretty good one. I said, "Integrity means doing the right thing even if it's not convenient."

Oh, you mean the day he pulled into Phoenix, swore an oath to tell the truth and then said that?