The museum, which for the past 10 years has housed the Airbus A320 Sullenberger piloted, is scheduled to reopen in 2023 in a new location at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, North Carolina, having closed its doors to the public two years ago.
The new museum will be named after Captain Chelsey Burnett "Sully" Sullenberger, the pilot behind "the miracle on the hudson" 13 years ago.
On January 15, 2009, US Airways Flight 1549, which was headed to Charlotte, North Carolina, struck a flock of birds upon takeoff from New York’s LaGuardia Airport. Captain Sullenberger landed the aircraft safely in the Hudson River, saving all 155 passengers.
One of the passengers on board the flight was Ric Elias, CEO of Red Ventures, the parent company of Lonely Planet.
“I am forever indebted to Captain Sully and the crew of US Airways Flight 1549 for my second chance at life, and, for 13 years, I have been determined to find a way to honor them,” Elias said.
Elias personally donated $1 million toward reopening the museum which will host a permanent exhibit honoring both Sullenberger and the flight crew.
The museum will be located at the site of the historic APW/Douglas Airport Hangar at Charlotte Douglas International Airport.
When it reopens to the public, the museum plans to have a new main gallery, visitor center, plaza, and newly restored historic hangar. Exhibits will include dozens of aircraft and interactive cockpits, flight simulators, and historic artifacts that chronicle the region's historic connection with aviation.
Officials say the new facility will establish the museum as the new premiere aviation destination of the South. “We’re thrilled to honor Captain Sully and the heroic ‘Miracle on the Hudson’ crew and cement our city’s place in aviation history,” Museum Board Chair Marc Oken said in a statement.
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