Remember Capt. Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger, the US Airways
pilot who landed his Airbus A320 carrying 155 passengers safely
on the Hudson River in 2009 after a flock of geese collided with
the jet over New York's LaGuardia Airport and stalled both
engines? Mr. Sullenberger's cool handling of the emergency
prevented what could have been one of the worst airline
disasters in recent memory, and it made him an instant folk
hero. It also focused national attention on the threat to
commercial airliners posed by bird strikes around major
airports. But three years after what headline writers in the Big
Apple called "the miracle on the Hudson," the Federal Aviation
Administration says the risk of such collisions remains
unacceptably high. The next time an incident involving bird
strikes occurs, it warns, airline passengers and crew may not be
so fortunate. The FAA inspector general's office recently warned
that not enough is being done to reduce the risk of commercial
jets colliding with wildlife near airports. Ove