Miracle on the Hudson crew re-unites for one-year anniversary

The Tribune in San Luis Obipso reports that the crew of US Airways flight 1549 reunited a couple of days ago to mark the one-year anniversary of an amazing emergency landing on the Hudson River. Sheila Dail, a flight attendant on board, lives in Woodland Hills just outside of Asheville. She wasn’t specifically mentioned in the news story, but likely attended the reunion.

From the story:

It should have been a death knell: “Brace for impact.”

But a year after 155 people lived through the water landing of the incapacitated US Airways Flight 1549 in the middle of the frigid Hudson River, many of them are gathering to celebrate the anniversary of their unlikely survival.

On Friday, Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger is expected to join other crew and passengers to revisit the site where he deftly set down his Airbus A320 on Jan. 15, 2009, after it crossed paths with a flock of Canada geese that disabled its engines.

At 3:31 p.m., the moment of impact, they’ll raise glasses in a toast to life.

The group, which will include First Officer Jeffrey Skiles and the plane’s three flight attendants, is to gather in the morning for a breakfast to thank first responders and the Greater New York and Northern New Jersey chapters of the American Red Cross.

In the afternoon, they will meet with boat crews and other rescuers to board one of the passenger ferries that plucked them from the icy water. Together, they’ll return to the place where they made their escape.

Amazing. In related news, two passengers on board that plane will be in Asheville on Feb. 7 at Barnes & Noble to talk about their new book, Brace for Impact.