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The economic tsunami has hit all airline employees. With the 2001 terror attacks, airline bankruptcies, pension terminations, loss of pay, changes in work rules - we're all working harder and longer than we used to.

~Chesley Sullenberger

Topics: Airline Attacks Changes Economic Employees Harder Hit Longer Loss Pay Pension Rules Terror Than Used Work Working Tsunami

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My message going forward is that I want to remind everyone in the aviation industry - especially those who manage aviation companies and those who regulate aviation - that we owe it to our passengers to keep learning how to do it better.

~Chesley Sullenberger

Topics: Aviation Better Companies Everyone Forward Going How Industry Keep Learning Manage Message Our Owe Passengers Regulate Remind Those Want Who

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Medical professionals are as skilled and as dedicated as any, but they operate within a fragmented system that has not progressed as far as we have in aviation.

~Chesley Sullenberger

Topics: Any As Far As Aviation Dedicated Far Fragmented Medical Operate Professionals Skilled System Within

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It's an important job to be the public face of something that gives people hope, and I take that seriously.

~Chesley Sullenberger

Topics: Face Gives Hope Important Job People Public Seriously Something Take

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I took my first flying lesson in 1967, when I was 16. By October 1968, I had 70 hours in the air and got my pilot's license.

~Chesley Sullenberger

Topics: Air First Flying Got Had Hours Lesson License October Pilot Took

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It's amazing what you can learn to get used to.

~Chesley Sullenberger

Topics: Amazing Get Learn Used You

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Every day we wake up, we have an opportunity to do some good, but there's so much bad that you have to navigate to get to the good.

~Chesley Sullenberger

Topics: Bad Day Every Every Day Get Good Much Navigate Opportunity Some Up Wake Wake Up You

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I went from living my life anonymously for 58 years to being a public figure known globally in a matter of minutes.

~Chesley Sullenberger

Topics: Being Figure Globally Known Life Living Matter Minutes My Life Public Public Figure Years

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I had never been so challenged in an airplane that I doubted the outcome.

~Chesley Sullenberger

Topics: Airplane Been Challenged Doubted Had Never Outcome

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My wife Lorrie actually looked in the dictionary to see what the definition was of heroism because it had been used so much. She found at least one definition is someone who chooses to put themselves at risk to save another.

~Chesley Sullenberger

Topics: Actually Another At Least One Because Been Chooses Definition Dictionary Found Had Heroism Least Looked Much Put Risk Save See She Someone Themselves Used Who Wife

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Aviator

Born: January 23rd, 1951

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