US Airways Flight 1549 Crash

Hero Air Traffic Controller Patrick Harten REJECTS NY/NJ/PHL Airspace Redesign, And Humiliates John Mica – ON CAMERA! This memo was received by me, from the powers-that-be in Air Traffic Control. They are brothers and sisters all. And, we are unified in our commitment to lawfully dislodge Congressman John “Topstick” Mica from the United States House Of Representatives. My heartfelt thanks go to Topstick Mica for citing and purposefully misquoting Quiet Rockland’s blogs in recent Congressional testimony relating to Hudson River Flight #1549. And yes, John Mica, defective engines, subject of at least 4 prior Airworthiness Directives including an EMERGENCY A.D. dated 12/31/2008, were the ... Read Full Story

by Mary Williams Walsh For the first couple of days after his flight ditched into the Hudson River, Paul Jorgenson was just glad to be alive. But then he started to need his laptop, his wallet, his car keys -- all the essentials he had stowed under his seat and left behind in the sinking plane. A pleasant woman at US Airways told him not to worry; he would be made whole for his losses. But then the matter shifted to US Airways' insurer, the American International Group, operating under government stewardship since its bailout last fall. "Everything went downhill," said Mr. Jorgenson, a ... Read Full Story

By Ben Wojdyla After the miraculous crash landing of US Airways Flight 1549 , the downed Airbus A320 was pulled from the Hudson River. Saturday it was transported through the streets of New Jersey to a storage warehouse. Awesome. US Airways Flight 1549 Towed Through New Jersey The plane was transported on a huge flatbed trailer operated by J. Supor & Son Trucking & Rigging Company after the wings and tail section were removed for transport on another trailer. The operation took place on blocked streets from the marina in Jersey City where it was parked to its final destination, Supor Industries in Harrison. ... Read Full Story

The whole world has seen the incredible photos of the airbus that lost power shortly after take-off and had to be ditched in the Hudson river. Incredibly--actually, miraculously--not a single life was lost. The plane was expertly glided over the GWB and onto the only available landing strip--the Hudson River--by veteran pilot and hero Chesley B. Sullenberger . Kudos also to the rest of the flight staff and the passengers for doing their part to avert an y further disasters. And kudos as well to all of the first responders who were quickly on the scene to rescue the passengers and secure the aircraft. ... Read Full Story

Photographer Stephen Mallon had exclusive access to the salvage operation that pulled Sully-piloted US Airways Flight 1549 out of the Hudson River. Now that he's erased all "US Airways" logos, he can show his pictures! Mallon got invited by the salvage company to be on board their barge while they hauled out the plane. But before his photos could hit the Big Time or whatever, US Airways and its insurer, AIG, demanded that he take them down ! more HERE Read Full Story