Home

Sullenberger

Hero pilot's hat to benefit two schools

Wed, 12/09/2009 - 11:06 by shalini.bahadur

Danville, Calif. -- Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, the US Airways pilot whose forced landing in the Hudson River made him a hero, is selling a hat to benefit California schools.

The person who makes the winning bid on eBay will get the hat, autographed by Sullenberger, a plastic box to protect it and a handwritten note from the pilot and his wife, Lorrie, thanking the buyer for making a contribution to education, the Contra Costa (Calif.) Times reported. Proceeds from the sale are going to the San Ramon high school where Sullenberger's daughters are students and to a sister school in East Oakland, across the Bay from San Francisco, Allie Herson of Barbary Coast Consulting said.

'Sully' named Rose Parade grand marshal

Fri, 11/06/2009 - 12:35 by shalini.bahadur

Pasadena, Calif. -- Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger III, who safely landed a passenger jet in New York's Hudson River, will be grand marshal of the 2010 Rose Parade, officials said.

The Tournament of Roses said the 121st Rose Parade on New Year's Day -- with the theme "A Cut Above the Rest" -- will honor "everyday heroes."

Sullenberger was at the controls of US Airways Flight 1549 Jan. 15 when the jetliner lost power and he ditched the plane into the river.

"Captain Sully saved the lives of 155 people and is an excellent example of the everyday American hero," Jeffrey Throop, acting president of the Tournament of Roses, said in a release.