Foreign object damage of the aircraft and saving the lives of the 18 crew. The remains of 77 birds were found on or near the runway. On January 15, 2009, US Airways Flight 1549 flew into a flock of Canada geese and suffered a double engine failure. The pilot ditched the aircraft in the Hudson River, saving the lives of all on board. People working near aircraft have been sucked into jet engines. Some have died from their injuries. Significant problems occur with airports where the grounds were or have become nesting areas for birds. While fences can prevent a moose or deer
US Airways Group is open to merger. As of September 2012, American Airlines, under chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, was looking to merge with another airline. In July of that year, in a Bankruptcy Court filing US Airways disclosed that it was an American Airlines creditor and "prospective merger partner. Then on August 31, 2012, US Airways CEO Doug Parker announced that American Airlines and US Airways had signed a nondisclosure agreement, in which the airlines would discuss their financials and a possible merger." On February 14, 2013, US Airways Group and AMR Corporation officially announced that the two companies would merge to form