US Airways Group Inc.'s high-profile captain who guided Flight 1549 to an emergency water landing in January 2009 with no loss of life is retiring, the company said.
Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, 59 years old, is retiring Wednesday after 30 years with US Airways and a predecessor company. Doreen Welsh, 59, one of the flight attendants on board who helped the 150 passengers evacuate the sinking plane, also is retiring Wednesday after 39 years with the airline, US Airways said.
