William Langewiesche is an author and journalist. He is currently intenraitonal correspondent for Vanity Fair, having made his name writing for Atlantic Monthly. His strong, evocative prose is used to devastating effect on a range of issues. Before embarking on a writing career he spent two decades as a professional pilot, having performed his first solo flight by the age of fourteen. He has been termed one of the leading writers of The New New Journalism, a group of writers who have secured a place at the centre of contemporary American literature, as Tom Wolfe and The New Journalism did in the sixties.
A wonderful story expertly told, and the ending is not just happy
but uplifting: almost everyone involved comes out of it not just
safely but extremely well. Except the geese. Their day totally
sucked. * Geoff Dyer, Observer *
Enthralling piece of reportage ... concisely written and compelling
... Langewiesche's unblinkered analysis of Sullenberger's
five-minute glide into history reveals the more complicated truth
behind the creation of a modern hero * Sunday Times *
A crisp, meticulously and dramatically told account of the as yet
unresolved story of how humans and advanced technology are learning
to form a partnership ... [Langewiesche] writes as if his pen has
wings, his laptop a pair of General Electric turbofans * Guardian
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Langewiesche is at his best ... deconstructing the modern media
hero * Financial Times *
Brilliant ... Langewiesche explores the approach to this moment,
from the flock of Canada geese that wrecked both engines to the
expertise of Sullenberger; who used the A320's automated
'fly-by-wire' system to ditch the plane with such success *
Independent *
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