While he may not be returning to commercial aviation, sully has continued to keep his pilot’s license current and remains open to recreational flying. Thursday with skiles, 39, and fly the very route he flew that day – from new. · now a management pilot teaching safety (as well as doing regular routes), sully , 58, is set to take off at 1 p. m. · despite his heroic landing on the hudson river, captain chesley “sully” sullenberger has not completely ruled out flying again. He is best known for his actions as captain of us airways flight 1549 on , when he ditched the plane, landing on the hudson river after both engines were disabled by a bird strike. All 155 people aboard survived. · after retirement, captain chesley “ sully ” sullenberger joined cbs news as an aviation and safety expert, a position he held for six years, before leaving to focus on other ventures and slow down in his vocation. His post-retirement years have been filled with meaningful contributions to aviation safety, public service, and international policy. Sullenberger iii said though flying was safer than ever, wednesday’s crash showed the need for constant vigilance and learning from past errors. · yes , captain sully did fly again after the hudson river landing, but only for a limited time before choosing to retire from commercial aviation in 2010. · sully sullenberger sat down with usa today to reflect on his miracle landing 15 years later, and talk about his biggest airline safety concerns today.
