Originally Posted by HercDriver130

CA Sullenberger most certainly has an impressive background and has had a great career. NO ONE can take away what happened that day on the Hudson. However, for him to paint such a broad stroke of the pen as to say that "all regional carriers are unsafe" is just a bit too much. Perhaps if he elaborated on just what parts of those operations are unsafe might have been a better way to go. There are certainly aspects of the industry at the regional level which one could raise some safety issues, but that could be said at the major/legacy level as well.