Chesley Sullenberger 29 to 31, 2007. On January 15, 2009, Sullenberger was the captain of US Airways Flight 1549, an Airbus A320 taking off from LaGuardia Airport in New York City. Shortly after takeoff, the plane struck a large flock of birds (Canada geese) and lost power in both engines. Quickly determining he would be unable to reach either LaGuardia or Teterboro airport, Sullenberger piloted the plane to a water landing on the Hudson River. All 155 people on board survived and were rescued by nearby boats. Sullenberger said later: "It was very quiet as we worked, my copilot Jeff Skiles 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.