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Friday, October 2, 2009
As it turns out, the reuniting of the piloting duo that successfully landed their US Airways jet in the Hudson River on Jan. 15 wasn't the first flight since he became a worldwide figure for Capt. Chesley Sullenberger. It was his fourth, but his flight yesterday retracing the route of Flight 1549 from LaGuardia to Charlotte was a much bigger media event than his real first flight. Read about the welcome given him by passengers in New York here.
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Tom Belden has been reporting about Philadelphia International Airport and other air travel subjects for more than 20 years, writing columns for The Inquirer's Travel and Business sections. His reporting (with colleague Craig McCoy) on baggage handling problems in Philadelphia have been credited with helping to improve the system. His previous blog was called Road Warrior. He can reached at tbelden@phillynews.com.