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Yale student sues airline for $1M over lost Xbox

Yale student sues airline for $1M over lost Xbox

A Yale University student from Ohio has filed a lawsuit seeking $1 million from US Airways for a video game console he says was ...

 

Controller thought ditching in Hudson spelled doom

Controller thought ditching in Hudson spelled doom

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

 

'Sully' Sullenberger Meets Grateful Passengers

'Sully' Sullenberger Meets Grateful Passengers

Passengers from the "Miracle on the Hudson" emergency landing last month poured onto the set of "Good Morning America" today to personally thank Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger III and his crew for saving 155 lives.

 

US Airways crew: "We're gonna be in the Hudson"

US Airways crew:

The crew of a US Airways jetliner disabled by birds that knocked out both its engines over New York calmly told air controllers: "We're gonna be in the Hudson" before splash landing in the river, according to tapes of the account released on Thursday.

 

Recovered Engine Shows Bird Strike Evidence

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.

 

Town giving a hero's welcome to Hudson River pilot

Town giving a hero's welcome to Hudson River pilot

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 ...

 

Security tape shows plane's Hudson River landing

Security tape shows plane's Hudson River landing

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

 

Divers find downed jet's missing engine

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.

 

$5,000 for each passenger on ditched jet

As investigators looked at an earlier engine problem on US Airways Flight 1549, the airline sent $5,000 checks to each passenger to compensate them for lost luggage and other belongings.

 

US Airways Jet Lifted From Hudson

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

 

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