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NEW YORK | The pilots who landed a US Airways jet safely in the Hudson River will reunite in the cockpit today for the first time for a flight out of New York, the airline said. Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger and 1st Officer Jeffrey Skiles will pilot a flight from La Guardia Airport to Charlotte, N.C. - the destination of the plane they ditched in the Hudson on Jan. 15, saving the lives of all 155 people on board. Today's flight will be Sullenberger's first as a US Airways captain since the so-called Miracle on the Hudson. US Airways announced Monday that Sullenberger would be making regular flights and supervising other pilots as part of the airline's safety management team. Skiles has been back flying with US Airways since April. Sullenberger landed his Airbus A320 in the Hudson after a collision with a flock of geese killed power in both engines minutes after takeoff from La Guardia. He wrote about the landing in "Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters," with co-author Jeffrey Zaslow. The book is due out next month.
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