Sully's wing worries

February 24, 2009

The pilot who became a national hero by landing a jet in the Hudson River said tough economic conditions have forced airlines to cut back so much that the profession no longer attracts the country's "best and brightest." Testifying before the U.S. House aviation committee, US Airways pilot Captain Chelsey Sullenberger, known as "Sully", said in the past 8 years his pay has been cut by 40 percent and his pension has been terminated.