Jeffrey B. Skiles
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Jeffrey B. Skiles is an airliner pilot for US Airways.[1] On January 23, 2009, he was the co-pilot of US Airways Flight 1549, when the plane lost all its engines, and he helped captain Chesley Sullenberger land the plane on the Hudson River. Sullenberger was highly celebrated for landing the plane with no loss of life.
Although Skiles was flying as a co-pilot on flight 1549, this was due to a staff reductions at US Airways.[2] He had flown as a Captain, prior to the staff reductions, and had 80 percent as many flight hours as Sullenberger.
References
- ↑ Scott Bauer (2009-01-15). "Co-pilot in Hudson plane crash from Wisconsin". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Oregon). http://archive.jsonline.com/news/usandworld/37692079.html/. Retrieved 2020-04-05. "His father, James J. Skiles of nearby Verona, said his son's been flying since he was 15 years old. He's worked almost 26 years for US Airways and prior to that worked for Midstate Airlines and also flew cargo planes, Barbara Skiles said."
- ↑ Subcommittee on Aviation (2009-02-24). "US Airways Flight 1549 Accident Hearing (111-10)". Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (Washington DC): p. 10. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-111hhrg47866/pdf/CHRG-111hhrg47866.pdf. Retrieved 2020-04-05. "I think the word of the day today is ″experience,″ obviously, looking at us. I myself have 20,000 flying hours. I have been a captain at US Airways in the past, but due to cutbacks, I am flying as a first officer right now. And I have been flying for 32 years myself."
