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The air traffic controller who handled US Airways Flight 1549 thought he was hearing a death sentence when the pilot said he ...

The left engine recovered from US Airways Flight 1549 reveals evidence of bird strikes similar to the damage previously found inside the plane's right engine.

Friends and neighbors of the pilot who safely landed a crippled jetliner in New York's Hudson River planned to give him a hero's ...

A newly released security camera tape shows the emergency ditching of US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River in all its stunning ...

Divers in the Hudson River on Wednesday located a missing engine from US Airways Flight 1549, which went into the river last week after apparently striking a flock of birds, officials said.

The plane is believed to have encountered a barrage of bird strikes exceeding any such events covered by federal standards for engine durability.

Investigators expect to be able to confirm whether the US Airways jet suffered bird strikes in both of its engines.

The pilot aboard U.S. Airways Flight 1549 came over the speaker system and told passengers "brace for impact." One passenger turned on his cell phone so his body could be found with its GPS tracking. Others reflected on their lives.

An investigation begins into why a passenger plane had to crash land in New York's Hudson River with 155 people on board.