Sully (film) January 15, 2009, US Airways pilots Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger and First Officer Jeff Skiles board US Airways Flight 1549 from LaGuardia Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport. Three minutes into the flight, at an approximate altitude of 2,800 feet (approx. 850 m), the Airbus A320 strikes a flock of birds, disabling both engines. Without engine power and judging themselves unable to reach nearby airports (Teterboro Airport being the closest), Sully ditches the aircraft on the Hudson River. The crew and passengers evacuate without casualty. The press and public hail Sullenburger a hero, but the incident leaves him haunted, and
Hitched or Ditched in both Adults 18-49 and 18-34 demo. It was ultimately canceled after just 6 episodes. It was announced on October 13, 2008 that The CW had ordered six episodes of a new wedding-themed reality series from RDF USA and "The Bachelor" producer Mike Fleiss, under the working title "For Better Or Worst". On April 6, 2009 the network announced that the show will premiere during summer on Tuesday, May 25 at 9/8c after the season finale of "Reaper". Hitched or Ditched Hitched or Ditched is a reality series that showed on The CW from May 26 to June 30, 2009.