Pilots of regional aircraft should be paid more than taxi and bus drivers, a business travelers advocacy group suggests in a letter sent to Congress on Tuesday. ...more

May 27, 2009

He has gotten a phone call from the president, a key to New York City and a standing ovation at a Broadway show. Now the pilot who safely landed his crippled jetliner in the Hudson River has gotten another all-American tribute — some ribbing from David Letterman. ...more

February 11, 2009

Mayor Michael Bloomberg presented keys to New York City to US Airways Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger and his crew, thanking them for preventing "an awful tragedy." ...more

February 9, 2009

A savvy pilot saved at least 155 lives when he guided a disabled US Airways jet to a relatively gentle landing in the Hudson River last week. He also may have protected his airline from the rash of lawsuits that usually follows a plane crash. ...more

January 22, 2009

The flight data recorder of the US Airways jet that landed in the Hudson River shows both engines lost power simultaneously, investigators said today. ...more

January 18, 2009

The birds flew majestically, in perfect formation, and the co-pilot saw them coming. For a moment, it looked like they would pass beneath US Airways Flight 1549, but when Capt. Chesley B. Sullenberger looked up, they were there in his windscreen. Big. Dark brown. Lots of them. ...more

January 18, 2009

The pilot of US Airways Flight 1549 has told investigators that he landed in the Hudson River to avoid "catastrophic consequences" over a populated area. ...more

January 18, 2009

Dangerously high wind and a stormy sky prevented space shuttle Endeavour from returning to its home base in Florida on Sunday, and NASA ordered the astronauts to take a detour and land in sunny California. ...more

November 30, 2008

Jonny Cocker recently completed his first year driving against the teams and racing on the circuits of the American Le Mans Series. Reflecting on the speed and performance of his and co-pilot Paul Drayson's 007 Aston Martin Vantage GT2, the pairing scored four top-10 finishes in GT2 including a season-best seventh to close the year at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. ...more

November 4, 2008

I was slowing down through 140 mph when I saw the police car in my rearview mirror. ...more

October 24, 2008