Arresting human smugglers will be somewhat easier under legislation signed by Gov. Charlie Crist. ...more

June 13, 2009

The air traffic controller who handled Flight 1549 thought ditching in the Hudson River amounted to a death sentence for all aboard. Now the veteran pilot who pulled off the feat safely says harsh pay cuts are driving experienced pilots from the cockpit. ...more

February 24, 2009

Safety officials say bird remains in both engines of the US Airways jetliner that ditched into New York's Hudson River last month have been identified as Canada geese. ...more

February 12, 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

A visual inspection of the battered, dented left engine of the US Airways jetliner that ditched in the Hudson River found no evidence of organic matter, but there are signs the plane hit a soft body, federal investigators say. ...more

January 25, 2009

Thousands of people holding signs and waving American flags cheered wildly Saturday to honor the pilot who safely landed a US Airways jetliner in the Hudson River. He told them he and his crew were only doing their jobs. ...more

January 24, 2009

My former company operates about half its 800 daily flights above the Arctic Circle. ...more

January 21, 2009

A few years ago I walked the entire assembly line of a new type of Airbus at its sprawling plant in southern France. When I stepped outdoors for a look at the final product, I was both surprised and disappointed. ...more

January 21, 2009

While most of the nation watched in awe as all 155 passengers and crew were plucked safely from a floating jetliner in the Hudson River on Thursday afternoon, officials with Tampa Fire Rescue observed with a critical eye. ...more

January 16, 2009

Investigators brought in a giant crane and a barge Friday to help pull a US Airways jetliner from the Hudson River, and survivors among the 155 people aboard recounted tales of horror and hailed the pilot as a hero who delivered them from certain death. ...more

January 16, 2009