Flight 1549 engines leave Highland County Airport
Lead Summary
By
Rory Ryan-hcpress@cinci.rr.com
On a picture-perfect Friday afternoon, over-the-road driver Herman Shearn of J. Supor & Son Trucking and Rigging of Harrison, New Jersey and Cody Roettele of Hangar 6 teamed up to load the CFM56 engines from US Airways Flight 1549 onto a flat-bed trailer for transport to Charlotte, North Carolina.
Three years ago, Flight 1549 left New York for Charlotte, North Carolina. Now, at last, the plane will reach its destination.
Flight 1549 made an emergency landing in the Hudson River on Jan. 15, 2009 after taking off from New York’s LaGuardia Airport for a flight to Charlotte.
This week, the plane's engines were loaded from storage at the Highland County Airport en route to a North Carolina aviation museum.
Hangar 6 owner George Matthews told The Highland County Press the engines were transported to Hangar 6 for storage through an arrangement with the insurance company, Chartis, Inc.
“We were hired by AIG (Chartis) to store the engines,” Matthews said.
According to Matthews, the engines will be transported to the Carolinas Aviation Museum on the grounds of Charlotte/Douglas International Airport in Charlotte, N.C.
Until now, Matthews said, Hangar 6 was prohibited through its agreement with AIG and Chartis from discussing the engines’ location.
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Shawn Dorsch, president of the Carolinas Aviation Museum, told The Highland County Press this week that the Carolinas Aviation Museum is pleased to announce that the engines from US Airways Flight 1549 will be joining the rest of the aircraft on display at the Museum in Charlotte.
“This means a lot to us," Dorsch said. "It’s been a lot of work to try and get every component reunited with the aircraft, and we have finally done it.
After the accident, the engines were disassembled and studied. Now that all the investigations are completed, the engines can be released to the museum. Once the engines arrive in Charlotte, they will be reassembled by volunteers from the US Airways engine shop in Charlotte. It is hoped to have both engines on display with the aircraft by the end of the year.
The Carolinas Aviation Museum would like to extend a special thanks to Chartis Insurance and their partner insurance companies for making the engines available, J. Supor & Son Trucking & Rigging Co. Inc. for generously offering to transport the engines to the museum from Hangar 6, CFM International for helping with the project, and US Airways and their employees who have been so generous with their time and technical assistance.
"It’s a big team effort, and it means a lot to so many people," Dorsch said. "Public interest remains high, with visitor numbers continuing to increase month after month at the museum."
Three years ago, Flight 1549 left New York for Charlotte, North Carolina. Now, at last, the plane will reach its destination.
Flight 1549 made an emergency landing in the Hudson River on Jan. 15, 2009 after taking off from New York’s LaGuardia Airport for a flight to Charlotte.
This week, the plane's engines were loaded from storage at the Highland County Airport en route to a North Carolina aviation museum.
Hangar 6 owner George Matthews told The Highland County Press the engines were transported to Hangar 6 for storage through an arrangement with the insurance company, Chartis, Inc.
“We were hired by AIG (Chartis) to store the engines,” Matthews said.
According to Matthews, the engines will be transported to the Carolinas Aviation Museum on the grounds of Charlotte/Douglas International Airport in Charlotte, N.C.
Until now, Matthews said, Hangar 6 was prohibited through its agreement with AIG and Chartis from discussing the engines’ location.
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Shawn Dorsch, president of the Carolinas Aviation Museum, told The Highland County Press this week that the Carolinas Aviation Museum is pleased to announce that the engines from US Airways Flight 1549 will be joining the rest of the aircraft on display at the Museum in Charlotte.
“This means a lot to us," Dorsch said. "It’s been a lot of work to try and get every component reunited with the aircraft, and we have finally done it.
After the accident, the engines were disassembled and studied. Now that all the investigations are completed, the engines can be released to the museum. Once the engines arrive in Charlotte, they will be reassembled by volunteers from the US Airways engine shop in Charlotte. It is hoped to have both engines on display with the aircraft by the end of the year.
The Carolinas Aviation Museum would like to extend a special thanks to Chartis Insurance and their partner insurance companies for making the engines available, J. Supor & Son Trucking & Rigging Co. Inc. for generously offering to transport the engines to the museum from Hangar 6, CFM International for helping with the project, and US Airways and their employees who have been so generous with their time and technical assistance.
"It’s a big team effort, and it means a lot to so many people," Dorsch said. "Public interest remains high, with visitor numbers continuing to increase month after month at the museum."