SULLENBERGER je postao svjetski poznat 15. siječnja 2009., kada je zrakoplov US Airwaysa na letu 1549 morao prisilno sletjeti na rijeku Hudson nakon što su oba motora otkazala zbog sudara s jatom gusaka.

Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, who famously landed a plane on the Hudson River in New York City in 2009, has revealed an Alzheimer's disease diagnosis.

The retired pilot said he hopes that by sharing the news of his diagnosis, “other families living in the shadows with this disease will feel they too can step forward.”