Today's Washington Times is reporting that Captain Chesley Sullenberger retired yesterday. Captain Sully's final flight landed at Charlotte Douglas International Airport where there was a small retirement ceremony. His last flight included some of the crew that flew with him on the January 2009 day that he safely landed his airplane in the Hudson River.
The article quotes Captain Sully:
"Though I am retiring, I will continue to serve as the same kind of advocate I have always been -- not only for aviation safety, but for the airline piloting profession. I will work to remind the entire industry -- and those who manage and regulate it -- that we have a sacred duty to our passengers to do the very best that we know how to do."
Thank you, sir, for being an inspiration.
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