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US Airways pilot Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, left, and his wife Lorraine "Lorrie" Sullenberger leave a press conference after announcing his retirement Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport. Sullenberger gained notoriety after piloting US...

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US Airways pilot Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, left, walks through the Charlotte Douglas International Airport in Charlotte, N.C. where he announced his retirement. The pilot who landed a US Airways plane safely on the Hudson River in January 2009 said Wednesday he is retiring...

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US Airways pilot Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger speaks to reporters at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport in Charlotte, N.C. on Wednesday, March 3, 2010. The pilot who landed a US Airways plane safely on the Hudson River in January 2009 said Wednesday he is retiring after...

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A US Airways plane taxis after the runway was opened for the first time in three days at Washington's Reagan National Airport, on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. A massive snow storm hit the region Friday and Saturday, dumping 2 feet of snow in some places and closing area airports over the weekend.

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Passengers, crew and their family members, of the US Airways flight that had an emergency water landing in New York's Hudson River last year, celebrate with a toast aboard a ferry on the anniversary of the incident, in New York, Friday, Jan. 15, 2010.

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US Airways Captain Chesley Sullenberger, right, signs his book for Red Cross volunteer Gina Diaz in New York, Friday , Jan..15, 2010. Passengers, crew and rescue volunteers attended a breakfast commemorating the first anniversary of flight 1549 landing safely in the Hudson River.

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US Airways Capt. Chesley Sullenberger, right, speaks with flight attendant Doreen Walsh, center, as flight 1549 passengers Dragutin Oblak, 2nd-right, and Ann Oblak, left, listen in New York, Friday , Jan. 15, 2010. Passengers, crew and rescue volunteers attended a breakfast...

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US Airways Captain Chesley Sullenberger, 2nd-right and First Officer Jeffrey Skiles, left, stand with their crew in New York, Friday , Jan.15, 2010. Passengers, crew and rescue volunteers attended a breakfast commemorating the first anniversary of flight 1549 landing safely in the...

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US Airways CEO and Chairman Doug Parker applauds the crew of flight 1549 in New York, Friday , Jan.15, 2010. Passengers, crew and rescue volunteers attended a breakfast commemorating the first anniversary of flight 1549 landing safely in the Hudson river.

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US Airways Captain Chesley Sullenberger, center, applauds a Red Cross volunteer in New York, Friday , Jan.15, 2010. Passengers, crew and rescue volunteers attended a breakfast commemorating the first anniversary of flight 1549 landing safely in the Hudson River.

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US Airways Flight 1549 co-pilot, Jeffrey Skiles, left, and pilot, Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger depart a New York Waterway ferry, Friday, Jan. 15, 2010, in New York, after a celebration marking the one year anniversary of their successful emergency landing of their aircraft on the...

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Passengers walk past US Airways planes at Reagan National Airport in Washington, on Sunday Dec. 27, 2009. A broken pipe flooded the US Airways terminal and baggage claim Saturday night, causing cancellations and delays on Sunday morning flights.

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A line forms at security for US Airways flights at Reagan National Airport in Washington, on Sunday Dec. 27, 2009. A broken pipe flooded the US Airways terminal and baggage claim Saturday night, causing cancellations and delays on Sunday morning flights.

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US Airways pilot Chelsey "Sully" Sullenberger, left, stands next to former San Francisco 49ers Keena Turner in a halftime ceremony honoring Sullenberger during an NFL football game between the San Francisco 49ers and Jacksonville Jaguars in San Francisco, Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009.

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In this Oct. 26, 2009 photo, a US Airways plane takes off from Miami International Airport in Miami. US Airways will reduce flying and cut 1,000 jobs starting next year in a plan that will leave it focused on its four key hubs.

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US Airways Flight 1594 survivor Barry Leonard speaks publicly for the first time during a meeting at Saint Paul United Methodist Church in Goldsboro, N.C. on Monday, Aug. 17, 2009. Leonard, 56, of Charlotte, N.C. , was one of the first passengers to jump off the plane after it plunged...

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Tracy Wolsko, stand right, and Vallie Collins, standing second right, passengers on the US Airways flight that had a water landing in New York's Hudson River last year, return the coat of New York Waterways ferry Cpt. Vince Lucante, second from left, on the anniversary of the incident,...

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Lucille Palmer, left, and Diane Higgins, center, of Goshen, N.Y. , passengers on the US Airways flight that had a water landing in New York's Hudson River last year, reunite with flight attendant Sheila Dial on the anniversary of the incident, in New York, Friday, Jan. 15, 2010.

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Elizabeth McHugh, left, and Alecia Shuford, both passengers on the US Airways flight that had an emergency water landing in New York's Hudson River last year, are reunited on the anniversary of the incident, in New York, Friday, Jan. 15, 2010.

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Jenn Doyle, left, Amber Wells, center, and Denise Lockie, passengers on the US Airways flight that had a water landing in New York's Hudson River last year, are reunited in New York, Friday, Jan. 15, 2010.

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Doreen Welsh talks about her experience of the splash-landing of US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River last year, while walking through Sewickley, Pa. , Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010.

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Doreen Welsh talks about her experience of the splash-landing of US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River last year, while eating lunch in Sewickley, Pa. , Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010.

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Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, pilot of US Airways flight 1549 which suffered multiple bird strikes and was forced to land in the Hudson River, testifies before a National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) hearing in Washington, Tuesday, June 9, 2009.

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Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, pilot of US Airways flight 1549 which suffered multiple bird strikes and was forced to land in the Hudson River, is sworn in by Robert L. Sumwalt, chairman of the NTSB board of inquiry, before he testified at a National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)...

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Bob Benzon, NTSB investigator in charge, speaks about US Airways flight 1549 which suffered multiple bird strikes and was forced to land in the Hudson River, Tuesday, June 9, 2009, at a National Transportation Safety Board hearing in Washington.