Phenomenal

What a pilot.

Birds take out his engines so he glides his Airbus smoothly onto the Hudson River. The plane stays afloat long for everyone to be rescued.

It helped that he put it down next to Manhattan. Ferries and fire department boats were readily available.

Get this:

It appears to be the first time that a large commercial jet liner ever has made a successful controlled landing into a body of water.

I'm not sure it can really be called a "landing,"
but, man, that's outstanding!

UPDATE: Here's what looks like a nice history of commercial planes landing on the water. I haven't studied it carefully, but survival rates are not too good - though survivors there were! The claim above that this is "the first time" seems to hinge on what is meant by "successful" and "controlled."