Of our findings. the airlines denied to him their crew lounges are used by pilots as bedrooms. the faa says it hopes to see some improvement with new rules set to go into effect in the late summer. brian ross, abc news, new york. in addition to poor sleep, there s also very poor pay. i was flabbergasted to hear. one pilot in newark said his starting salary was $17,000. keep in mind, someone who drives a bus starting salary, $30,000 a year. no compensation. i think the overall thought is you just have to really love the job and love flying. you would have to to work and sleep under those conditions and make that level of pay. i assumed it was 10, 15 times what they re saying. sullenberger talked about when he crashed into the hudson, had he been sleep deprived, he may not have been able to pull off that landing. he saved more than 100 lives that day. of course, we all remember, he since testified about all those things. wow. coming up next, it was no act for lindsay lohan in a
You remember sullenberger, he lost both engines after a bird strike on takeoff. all the passengers and crew members survived. only one injury for a flight attendant. atlanta is being overrun by cling-ons, dragons and storm troopers this holiday weekend. the festival is wrapping up today. dragon-con is billed as the largest pop culture convention focusing on science fiction and fantasy in the universe. one of the big events, the dragon-con parade. i don t know what this guy or girl is. but it s nothing was too over the top this weekend. there were some super heroes we all recognized. several batmans, several supermans. there was even a cling-on makeover awarded to one lucky cling-on in the crowd. closing ceremonies are set to begin in a couple of hours.
Likingen him to sullenberger, a true aviation and american hero who showed us about taking responsibility in a difficult situation and succeeding amid surreal pressure and selflessly saving the lives of people he barely knew. sully and slater are as alike at steven hawking and stephen baldw baldwin. from now on i m going to double my efforts to be extra nice to flight attendants whenever i fly. in a post 9/11 world they have a tough job an absorb a lot of the stress we feel from the annoyances of flying. i thank god and the faa that the emergency slide dude won t be on any of my flights. cenk, you want him on your flights? toure, i got to tell you something. you tried hard. totally not buying it. is he a hero to you? no, everybody in america
Strict rules and there are passengers lives which are at stake. so they have protocol that must be followed at all times. as we pointed out, they have launched an investigation into this. in the interim, air traffic controller on duty is not working. rehema, thank you for the update. now to the story of a pilot who became a national hero. today he is hanging up his wings. captain chesley sull sullenberger plans to retire. he was at the miracle on the hudson. a bird strike knocked out both engines on the aircraft but sullenberger calmly landed the plane on the river and guided 150 passengers out, many of them onto the wings until they could all be rescued. coming up, it is one of this year s oscar favorites for best film, but the hurt locker isn t feeling the love from everyone. some veterans are outraged over
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