'Miracle on the Hudson' Pilot To Speak at NBAA 2015
November 18 appearance will mark the second time Sullenberger has spoken at an NBAA event.

“Miracle on the Hudson” pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger III will be a featured speaker during the second-day opening general session at the NBAA Convention next month in Las Vegas. Capt. Sullenberger and his first officer, Jeffrey Skiles, made a successful engine-out water landing in the Hudson River in January 2009 after their Airbus 320-200 suffered multiple bird strikes that disabled both powerplants. All 155 passengers and crew survived.


“We’ve asked Capt. Sullenberger to speak about the relevance of the 2009 water landing, about the significance of that in terms of aviation safety, about leadership, professionalism and preparedness training,” said NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen.


The November 18 appearance will mark the second time Sullenberger has spoken at an NBAA event. In 2010, Sullenberger spoke at NBAA's Leadership Conference in San Diego, Calif.


A 20,000-hour pilot, Sullenberger was an “active and ardent safety advocate” throughout his career. He was selected to perform accident investigation duties for the United States Air Force, and served as an Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) representative during an NTSB investigation. Additionally, Sullenberger served as a local air safety chairman for ALPA and was a member of one of its national technical committees, where he contributed to the creation of a FAA Advisory Circular.