Capt. Sullenberger Says Experience Key To Safe Landing; Transcript Of US Airways Flight’s Cockpit Recording Released Play CBS Video Video A Look At Airline SafetyTranscripts reveal what Capt. Chesley Sullenberger said during the emergency landing in the Hudson River in January. Unfortunately... 

April 24, 2009 The Federal Aviation Administration released its database of wildlife strikes on planes this week in an abrupt about-face from previous policy. The data is now available through web forms as well as in a downloadable Microsoft Access database. There is a detailed record for each incident... 

The engine of US Airways Flight 1549 that crash landed into the water on Jan. 15 rests on a barge after it was retrieved from the icy Hudson River in New York by salvage crews. A run-in with birds sent the jet full of people into the Hudson River. File photo by Craig Ruttle, AP //... 

Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger’s run-in with a flock of Canada geese may be the most famous man-versus-nature story in recent months. But a federal database opened to the public Friday reveals just how commonplace airplanes’ encounters with wildlife are. A feather... 

15 January 2009 The result of bird striking the jet engine of a Delta MD 11 on Jan 21, 2001. Credit: FAA Full Size 1 of 1 The result of bird striking the jet engine of a Delta MD 11 on Jan 21, 2001. Credit: FAA // < ![CDATA[ var related_images = new related_module(); // ]]> Early reports... 

It’s happened before, and it will happen again: the U.S. Airways flight earlier today which crash landed in the Hudson River was the result of a bird strike. In fact, according to an air controllers union spokesman said, the plane experienced not one, but two bird strikes. The Federal Aviation... 

Bird Strikes Could Threaten Space Shuttles, Too 15 January 2009 The reported crash of a passenger jet in New York’s Hudson River after a bird strike is a reminder of NASA’s preparations to safeguard its space shuttle fleet against the same threat. Officials think one or more... 

June 8, 2009 You can blame it on out-of-towners. In January, passengers of US Airways Flight 1549 had to be rescued out of the Hudson River after a bird strike. 1 of 2 // < ![CDATA[ var CNN_ArticleChanger = new CNN_imageChanger('cnnImgChngr','/2009/US/06/08/usair.bird.strike/imgChng/p1-0.init.exclude.html',1,1); //CNN.imageChanger.load('cnnImgChngr','imgChng/p1-0.exclude.html'); //... 

June 11, 2009 A federal hearing is told that it’s ‘not reasonable’ to expect engines to survive any size bird strike. The inquiry is the result of US Airways Flight 1549, which was forced to land in the Hudson River. Reporting from Washington — It is “not reasonable”... 

Steve Osmek, biologist and wildlife program manager at Sea-Tac Airport, prepares to launch pyrotechnics designed to scare off birds that fly too close to planes. The hawk glided across the road, settling into a slow downward spiral. Steve Osmek stopped the truck and took a sharp look. It was an...