NY Mayor Michael Bloomberg to Present Pilot and Crew of U.S. Airways Flight 1549 Keys to City

Less than one day after U.S. Airways Flight 1549 crashed into the Hudson River in New York the city’s Mayor Michael Bloomberg is hailing the pilot and his crew as heroes and honoring the rapid response by ferries and rescue crews that ensured no loss of life.

Bloomberg will be presenting Captain Chesley Sullenberger and his crew keys to the city for their ability to ensure all 155 passengers were able to exit the Airbus A320 while the plane sat wings-level in the Hudson River.

Sullenberger has told investigators that the Flight 1549 was brought down by birds flying into the engines shortly after it left LaGuardia Airport in NY en route to Charlotte. With both engines out Sullenberger was forced to bring the plane down in the river.

After hitting the Hudson River first responders quickly descended on the fallen plane and rescued passengers who had been standing on the wings of the plane, trying to avoid the freezing water.

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