Passenger, Bill O'Reilly Spoiling "Miracle on the Hudson" Buzz

• I just booked some flights for this coming April - from LGA to RDU - and then suddenly remembered the US Airways FLight # 1549. First fear took grip and I said to myself why did I book flights with US Airways - but on second thought - this is probably going to be the safest flights I could have picked. I have the feeling that these planes will now be more rigoursly checked out- So, if the engine is at fault - I would think they would fix what they can - and pull out planes from the fleet that are deemed unworthy for flight. If in fact it was geese that caused the problem - well - there is nothing we can do for that.....just pray.

• To Mark who posted earlier today, goose feathers have already been found in the engines from the plane during the initial investigation. Maybe you should watch more real news and less Fox News.

• There is no doubt that the Captain and Crew did a miraculous job of landing the plane and saving many lives----and I applaud them all---as well as the many ferry boat and emergency personnel that were quick to respond to the scene. I do however want to point out the cause of this accident has yet to be resolved and BO has some very pointed questions that need to be answered. First, I have not heard of any witness, Crew, Passenger or Witness on the ground actually confirm that the plane flew into a number of Geese. Secondly, from the many photographs prior to the plane going under shortly after the rescue, there doesn't seem to be any indication of bird remains----the fuselage and wings and tail section appear very clean. Were there only 2 Geese ? One in each engine? BO has also brought up the fact that these GE engines have had a history of failures that are similar to the failure mode that caused this accident. So let's wait for the final investigation report to see if we are shown Goose feathers that were plucked from BOTH engines that substantiate the cause of failure-----or that these engines do indeed have a design flaw under certain conditions----and if so, GE certainly will have to answer to this.

• amazing!! a miracle such as this and people want to sue and make stupid ass comments. whta about just being thankful everyone is alive.

• why are we so sue happy? the pilot did awesome, the plane held together. let's all be happy that no one lost their lives!!!!!! enough said!

• Above poster is correct - O'Reilly has been smearing GE for years in an effort to turn viewers against them and NBC and MSNBC (which he refuses to differentiate from one another, although he'd be the first to whine if you conflated FOX News and FOX network.) As for him being a "top journalist," I laugh, and then I throw up.

• I wish there was some sort of "Act of God" protection against frivolous suits that may arise because of this. It is not the airline's fault a flock of geese happened to be flying by, but is IS the airlines "fault" these ungrateful passengers survived. This is the thanks they get?

• I thought he was an "infotainer", or was that Rush Limbaugh. Hard for me to tell these clowns apart.

• Come on now. This is just another opportunity for Bill O'reilly to try and stick it to GE because of their connection to NBC.Bill has an unhealthy obsession with NBC. BO is just shameful and will stoop to the lowest of levels to satisfy his own agenda. Last week BO claimed on his show that he is one of the top journalists in the country. Now that made me laugh.

• "Bill O'Reilly...doesn't know a Goose from a Duck..." Or a falafel from a loofa.

• First thing I would like to say, is that Bill O'Reilly doesn't know what he is talking about. He's already made it apparent that he doesn't know a Goose from a Duck, and he knows even less about Jet engines! If he was driving on the freeway and a 15 pound goose smashed through his windshield, who would he sue? The Car manufacturer because the windshield wasn't strong enough. Get Real! Secondly, the idiot passenger that says the passengers should all sue! Sue for what, an act of God? He should thank his lucky stars that he is even alive and damn lucky that the Pilot had the skills necessary to have made the landing on the water a successful one! Third, I think that US Airways was more than generous in what they did give the passengers, in what one passenger calls an "Upgrade"! I doubt very much that under the circumstances if US Airways had any responsibility to give anybody anything. Some would point a critical finger and say they did it to minimize lawsuits. Who are they going to sue, the Canadians because it's claimed that the bird strike was by Canadian Geese? We don't see miracles like this every day, and it's all too easy to understand that this whole incident could have turned out far worse than it did. Had the Crew not taken control of the situation the way they did, given the amount of time they had to do anything at all, there could have been any number of people killed! My hat's off to the Pilot and the Crew! Sincerely, theonejrs

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