Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger at home in his kitchen in Danville, Calif., with Katie Couric on Friday, Jan. 30, 2009 during his first interview since his extraordinary Jan. 15 water landing on the Hudson River in New York City.
Katie Couric, left, interviewing the crew of US Airways flight 1549 at Charlotte-Douglas International airport in Charlotte, N.C. on Monday, Feb. 2, 2009. The crew, from left to right, are flight attendants Donna Dent, Sheila Dail and Doreen Welsh, the pilot, Capt. Chesley Sullenberger and co-Pilot 1st Officer Jeffrey Skiles.
Before the interview with the full crew at Charlotte-Douglas International airport in Charlotte, N.C., a jet - in this case an Airbus A319 - was towed into a hanger to serve as a backdrop.
Cameras are being set up ahead of Katie Couric's interview with the entire crew of US Airways flight 1549. The interview took place on Monday, Feb. 2, at Charlotte-Douglas International airport in Charlotte, N.C.
60 Minutes crew member Russ Fisher sets up what is known as a "jib cam" inside a US Airways hangar at Charlotte-Douglas International airport in Charlotte, N.C.
As 60 Minutes crews were busy setting up, US Airways did a little bit of prep work too: crews polished up this Airbus A319 before it would serve as a backdrop for Katie Couric's interview. Flight 1549 was actually operated by an Airbus A320, a larger version.
Katie Couric, speaking with 60 Minutes senior producer Michael Radutzky.
Katie Couric and the entire crew of US Airways flight 1549 at Charlotte-Douglas International airport in Charlotte, N.C. on Monday, Feb. 2, 2009.
On Monday, Feb. 2, 2009, the entire crew of flight 1549 got to meet some of the survivors at the Westin Hotel in Charlotte, N.C.
Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger meets with survivors of US Airways flight 1549 at the Westin Hotel in Charlotte, N.C., on Monday, Feb. 2, 2009.
A survivor of US Airways flight 1549, sporting a Capt. Sully t-shirt. Capt. Sullenberger and the entire crew of flight 1549 met with survivors at the Westin Hotel in Charlotte, N.C., on Monday, Feb. 2, 2009.