Captain Chesley Sullenberger reported that both of his plane's engines had struck birds. The engines soon lost all power. The plane was unable to return to the airport.

机长CHESLEY SULLENBERGER报告说，他的飞机的两个引擎被鸟撞上了，引擎马上会失去动力，飞机已经无法回到机场。

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The plane's captain Chesley Sullenberger and first officer Jeffrey Skiles pulled off what is now regarded as the most successful ditching12 of a plane in aviation history.

而机长切斯利·萨伦伯格和副驾驶杰弗里·斯基尔斯则被认为实现了航空史上最成功的水上迫降。

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One of the most recent heroes to visit the NYSE was Pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, who managed to save the lives of all his passengers during a remarkable crash landing in the Hudson River.

最近来到纽交所的英雄们其中之一就是飞行员切斯利·苏伦伯格，他设法出色地将飞机迫降在哈德逊河上从而挽救了机上所有乘客的生命。

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But Chesley Sullenberger is also an expert on air safety, including accident investigations, and even has his own consulting business.

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Pilot Chesley Sullenberger safely landed a US Airways passenger plane on New York's Hudson River after both its engines failed.

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Chesley Sullenberger "The Ballad of Casey Jones" is a folk song about a train engineer who saved the lives of his passengers in a wreck.

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Of course, we should mention airline pilot Chesley Burnett Sullenberger , whose incredible competence under pressure stood in stark contrast to a crumbling society as he saved the lives of 155 people in January of 2009.

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Branson says he'd gladly hire Captain Chesley (Sully) Sullenberger, the U.S. Airways pilot who successfully crash-landed his plane in the Hudson River in January.

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