US Airways Flight 1549 US Airways Flight 1549 US Airways Flight 1549 was an Airbus A320-214 which, in the climbout after takeoff from New York City's LaGuardia Airport on January 15, 2009, struck a flock of Canada geese just northeast of the George Washington Bridge and consequently lost all engine power. Unable to reach any airport, pilots Chesley Sullenberger and Jeffrey Skiles glided the plane to a ditching in the Hudson River off Midtown Manhattan. All 155 people aboard were rescued by nearby boats and there were few serious injuries. The accident came to be known as the "Miracle on the Hudson", and a
Britannia Airways merged with First Choice Airways and was renamed Thomson Airways, retaining the previous logo and colours. As of January 2005, Britannia Airways operated services to the following international scheduled destinations: At the time of rebranding, the Britannia Airways fleet consisted of the following aircraft: From the 1980s onwards Britannia operated a solely Boeing fleet, unlike their rivals which flew Boeing aircraft alongside Airbus and McDonnell Douglas aircraft. Britannia however did at times lease Airbus aircraft. At the time of rebranding, Britannia was the largest charter airline in the United Kingdom, its position of market dominance being owed to the growth