Hudson Airbus Journeys to Charlotte

Bethany Whitfield

Wednesday, June 08, 2011 at 07:59 PM ET

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Carolinas Aviation Museum

Key Takeaways:

The Airbus A320, famously ditched by Captain Sully in the Hudson River, is being transported by road from New Jersey to Charlotte, NC, 2.5 years after its original flight.
The fuselage is traveling on a specially designed trailer to the Carolinas Aviation Museum, where it will be reassembled and become a permanent exhibit.
The slow-moving caravan is drawing significant public attention, and Captain Sully along with other crew members will attend a sold-out commemorative event at the museum.

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The Airbus A320 that Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger famously ditched in the Hudson River is finally making the remainder of its journey to Charlotte, NC, 2 ½ years after the airplane originally took off for the destination.

This time around the US Airways jetliner, which has been housed in a New Jersey warehouse since it was pulled from the river in January 2009, is taking to the roads as part of a large, slow-moving caravan.