Aviation View | Volume 1, Issue 2

6 AVIATION VIEW VOLUME 1, ISSUE 2 DOR transport, air navigation, technical cooperation and other functions. At its 2017 convention, NBAA awarded Sullenberger its American Spirit Award for speaking in opposition to air traffic control (ATC) privatization in the media and in video advertisements. Sullenberger also served as a keynote speaker at the association’s 2015 convention, detailing for attendees his “Miracle on the Hudson” water landing of a US Airways Airbus 320-200 in the New York City river on Jan. 15, 2009, after multiple bird strikes disabled both power plants. Famously, Sullenberger, first officer Jeffrey Skiles and the cabin crew ensured the survival of all 155 passengers and crew. With more than 20,000 flight hours, Sullenberger advanced safety as a mentor pilot and accident investigator long before the 2009 incident. A graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, he served as a fighter pilot for the U.S. Air Force from 1975 to 1980. He advanced to become a flight leader and a training officer, attaining the rank of captain. *Founded in 1947 and based in Washington, DC, the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) is the leading organization for companies that rely on general aviation aircraft to help make their businesses more efficient, productive and successful. The association represents more than 11,000 company and professional members and provides more than 100 products and services to the business aviation community, including the NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE), the world’s largest civil aviation trade show. Learn more about NBAA at nbaa.org . We all know his heroism, and he has been an ardent safety advocate and aviation expert for his entire 50-year flying career. He is also a champion for our industry, repeatedly speaking out for business aviation in public. NBAA strongly supports his ambassadorship.