Implications of 1549

[EyeInTheSky]

maybe he was hired by one the best airline in the USA
at that time which was Piedmont, they treated their passengers and employee's with respect.

Oh god, not Piedmont again 🙄 No. Sully was hired by PSA -- another fine airline, with great employees who are always a pleasure to work with.

Later,
Eye

 

[Dog Wonder]

Long term effect = 0.

 

[flybynite]

Please don't start.

This was one of the finest moments in aviation history.

It brings tears to my eyes and swells my heart at how proud I am with my fellow crew members.

That plane landed on the wings of angels.

 

[etops1]

YES!!PLEASE!! dont start making this an east-west thing. it doesent matter if they were senior or junior or what ever base they were from. any crew member would have acted the same.

 

[SS255]

I am hoping that this serves as a reminder to the flying public not to take safety for granted. Listen to your flight crew, and do EXACTLY as they say. Your life may depend upon it, as was proven yesterday.

 

[tadjr]

It would be nice for Tempe to get off their collective *** and finally get this one airline. We should all be proud of the way yesterday was handled and its high time Tempe gets its **** together and finally finishes what it started oh those many years ago. Start the job, focus on the outcome and get it done. This is the perfect time to finally make us one USAirways family and quit the foolishness. (Not holding my breath though).
Other than wishful thinking, I dont think long term this will have any effect on the industry or the airline.

 

[electricjet98]

I agree 100% And as a Westie, I would like to express my true admiration and utmost respect for this entire crew. Hopefully, Sully's expertice will be used in our training.

 

[SolidCactus]

If US had a real marketing department, and would put some money into something productive, instead of trying to find ways to squeeze dimes out of their employees and passengers - this could be an incredible opportunity for US as a company.

As it stands now, the entire nation is looking at US and thinking "Experience and Safety". Imagine the advertising campaign that could be launched around this event.

At the VERY LEAST - US Airways should take a full page ad out in USA TODAY, and major city newspapers thanking the crew, their 35,000 employees, customers, and all the people who helped save all these lives.

In reality, US should reverse the stupid policies and procedures that were created over the past few years, make a product that everyone could be proud of, and promote the "Experience and Safety" angle through a REAL advertising campaign.

 

[BoeingBoy]

As it stands now, the entire nation is looking at US and thinking "Experience and Safety". Imagine the advertising campaign that could be launched around this event.

There's a very good reason that airlines don't use safety as fodder for the ad campaigns. Much like lightning, one never knows when or where misfortune will strike next. Can you imagine the field day the media would have if US (or any airline) made a big issue of how safe it was, how experienced it's crews, etc, then had an accident with a less fortunate outcome?

Jim

 

[nycbusdriver]

There's a very good reason that airlines don't use safety as fodder for the ad campaigns. Much like lightning, one never knows when or where misfortune will strike next. Can you imagine the field day the media would have if US (or any airline) made a big issue of how safe it was, how experienced it's crews, etc, then had an accident with a less fortunate outcome?

Jim

Well, we can agree sometimes.

We've already lived through that other side of the coin in the mid-90s.

 

[PA18]

Oh, here's another one for you:

USNEWS NOW:
MEMO TO CAPTAIN SULLY: YOU MUST FILE CLAIM WITH CREW SCHEDULING TO GET FLIGHT/RIVER PAY

CREW SCHEDULER: "What do you mean you can't continue on your trip, Capt. Sullenberger? The computer says you're legal. Are you refusing to fly?"

 

[Planemx]

Hey Parker Brother, it was a senior employee that did that landing and saved all those people.
He even gave his shirt off his back to a customer so he could keep warm. OUTSTANDING
He better get a month off with pay. This captain was hired before the old America West
came about. That was USAIR and maybe he was hired by one the best airline in the USA
at that time which was Piedmont, they treated their passengers and employee's with respect.
Just because you have a piece of paper that says you have a college diploma, does not mean
you know how to run an airline. All it takes is some common sense and not have an ego problem. As everyone has been trying to tell all the Tempe know it all's, experience is a valuable asset, which you have seen first hand. And boy the media see's it also.

They made sure they mentioned it. That is was a senior crew and they were experienced.
Parker and the cronies have you see the light. Senior employee's are an asset not a liability.

Senior does not mean better - better means better. The fact that you had someone manage to not quit, get fired or laid off doesn't make them better at what they do....I am sure there are some in every dept - the guy/girl who has tons of seniority and does SQUAT - and when they do, it gets screwed up, is done half a$$ed and someone else has to fix it.

This is nonsense, being better based on DOH. This pilot was incredible, the crew was awesome and it has nothing to do with East or West or seniority.....talent, skill, experience, nerves....whatever you want to call it - some people have it, some don't - some never will no matter how many years they manage to keep their jobs. I work with some great people and I work with some 'box of rocks' type....does their DOH matter when it comes time to fix your plane full of people? Does it make you feel better if an 'old timer' does it because you think he is better, has more experience?

It didn't matter to me who the crew was - for all we know it was a Junior first officer flying. I walked a little taller the day after because of this crew.....again, my hats off to all of them.

 

[UPNAWAY]

I would like to see the mandatory retirement age raised 5 years.

And I want a Sully is my Co Pilot bumper sticker!

 

[Planemx]

I would like to see the mandatory retirement age raised 5 years.

And I want a Sully is my Co Pilot bumper sticker!

I would like to know if this senario is in the crw recurrent training? Losing both engines at low altitude over a populated area with minimal time to react and almost nowhere you can reach in order to land...if it is great, if not it should be. If they pass the sim training -raise the age limit 5 yrs, if they fail mando retirement at 60.

I'd buy the sticker.

 

[does this plane go to paris]

Obviously what the crew of 1549 did was nothing short of doing their job and doing it well. By Mayor Bloomburg giving the keys to the city and the positive news that US will get for "the miracle on the hudson" is only going to live as long as the news outlets don't have anything better to report. It seems to me that they are purposely ignoring the last days of Bush, and in my opinion thats good, but until the annointed one is sworn into office, we get the continual replay of US 1549. I even heard a report of how the Obama team might work the good news of 1549 and how lucky we are to begin change on Tuesday.


Unless you are an aviation employee, fanatic or a very frequent flyer, the public view of most arilines is the same, always late, always losing bags and always crashing. I bet by next week, someone flying on United Airlines will be asking the flight attendant if they were on the plane that went into the hudson. Or in a months time or so, someone checking their bags at Oklahoma City on American will be asking where the water slides are located.

By the crew performing their job and in such a spectaular fashion, that has made all of feel good. The economic reality is that traffic is down, the economy is in a tailspin, people are losing their jobs left and right and airlines will have to keep fares low to stimluate business or reduce the amount of flying, thus more layoffs/early retirement.