Capt. Sully Inducted Into Aviation Hall of Fame 17 Years After ‘Miracle on the Hudson’
Sullenberger was honored for the Hudson River landing that saved 155 people and for decades of aviation safety work.
- On Thursday, Sept. 24, Captain Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger III was enshrined in the National Aviation Hall of Fame during a ceremony in Washington, D.C., where he appeared remotely.
- Widely celebrated as the "Miracle on the Hudson," Sullenberger's 2009 emergency landing of US Airways Flight 1549 saved all 155 people aboard after a bird strike disabled both engines.
- "I hope my career stands on its own apart from Flight 1549," Sullenberger said, emphasizing his decades as an aviation safety advocate and U.S. Ambassador to the International Civil Aviation Organization.
- Sullenberger's enshrinement follows his public disclosure of an Alzheimer's diagnosis earlier this year; during a September 23 Good Morning America interview, he described it as the "beginning of this long journey."
- Alongside Sullenberger, the 2026 Class features astronaut Dr. Shannon Lucid and helicopter pioneer Ross Perot Jr., recognized for their extensive contributions to aviation and space exploration.
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Sullenberger, 75, received recognition during a ceremony in Washington, D.C.
Meet Captain Sully Sullenberger: He landed a plane on Hudson River after a bird strike disabled both engines, saving all 155 lives; 17 years later, he gets aviation’s highest honour
Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, the pilot who safely landed US Airways Flight 1549 on New York’s Hudson River after a bird strike caused an almost
Capt. Sully Inducted into Aviation Hall of Fame 17 Years After ‘Miracle on the Hudson’ but Says His Life Is About Much More
After 17 years, Capt. “Sully” Sullenberger, who saved 155 lives with a remarkable emergency landing on the Hudson River in 2009, was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame on Thursday, Sept. 24
Meet Captain Sully Sullenberger: He landed a plane on Hudson River after a bird strike disabled both engines, saving all 155 lives; 17 years later, he gets aviation’s highest honour - THE LOCAL REPORT ARTICLES
Image: Shutterstock/ Wikipedia Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, the pilot who safely landed US Airways Flight 1549 on New York’s Hudson River after a bird strike caused an almost complete loss of thrust in both engines, has been inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame. The September 24, 2026, induction came 17 years after the ...
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