I don't think so. Some great news for a change - a miracle in fact - all aboard survived - thanks, it would seem, to Captain C.B. "Skully" Sullenberger, pilot of the US Airways Airbus A320. The mass media doesn't quite know how to deal with miracles being more "comfortable" with disasters. My fav on-air moment is when CNN's Wolf Blitzer, talking about the quick rescue of the passengers and crew, referred to the "fairy" boats nearby. I thought he said that four "fairy" boats - meaning FERRY boats - came right over to grab folks out of the water and off the wings. Isn't he the same "reporter" that stuck his head out a window after taking his gas mask to see if Sadaam was using poison gas in Bagdad?
The jet, right after take-off from NYC's LaGuardia airport, seems to have been hit by birds. We'll let the NTSB confirm that. I might suggest, that to drive away the birds, the Port Authority of NYC simply erect a few large signs of Oprah around the airports. That should keep them away.
For more on Capt. "Skully" follow this link - that's also where the photo is from: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/16/nyregion/16pilot.html?_r=1&hp
