'Miracle on the Hudson': US Airways Flight 1549 made an emergency landing on the Hudson River. Captain Chesley Sullenberger piloted the jet after bird strikes disabled both engines. All 155 passengers ...

Chesley Sullenberger, 75, safely landed a US Airways flight carrying 155 people in New York’s Hudson River in 2009 ...

The announcement from Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, who saved lives by ditching in the Hudson River, comes as new findings on the disease are being unveiled.

Sullenberger, 75, told People Magazine he was diagnosed with the neurodegenerative disease in August 2025 after he noticed that he began regularly forgetting things, despite having photographic memory ...

A US Airways plane with 155 people on board ditched into a chilly Hudson River on Thursday, apparently after striking at least one bird upon takeoff from New York's LaGuardia Airport, according to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger III, the heroic pilot of the "Miracle on the Hudson" flight, has been diagnosed with ...

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Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger III, the heroic pilot of the “Miracle on the Hudson” flight, has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.

Chesley Sullenberger III holds an American flag presented to him during a celebration in his honor on 24 January 2009 in Danville, California.Photograph: David Paul Morris/Getty Images Chesley “Sully” ...