A FAA divulgou o áudio e a transcrição das comunicações entre o voo 1549 da US Airways e a torre de controlo. O Comandante Chesley B "Sully" Sullenberger já é um herói nacional.

LGA - La Guardia ATCl
L116 - New York TRACON LaGuardia Departure
TEB - Teterboro ATC

3:27:32 (L116): Cactus 1549, turn left heading 270.
3:27:36 (AWE1549): Ah, this is, uh, Cactus 1539.  Hit birds, we lost thrust in both engines.  We're turning back toward LaGuardia.
3:27:42 (L116):  Okay, yea, you need to return to LaGuardia.  Turn left heading of, uh, 220.
3:27:46 (AWE1549): 220.
3:27:49 (L116):  Tower, stop your departures.  We got an emergency landing.
3:27:53 (LGA):  Who is it?
3:27:54 (L116):  It's 1529.  He, ah, bird strike.  He lost all engines.  He lost the thrust in the engines.  He is returning immediately.

3:27:59 (LGA):  Cactus 1529, which engines?
3:28:01 (L116):  He lost thrust in both engines, he said.
3:28:03 (LGA):  Got it.
3:28:05 (L116)  Cactus 1529, if we can get it, do you want to try to land Runway 13?
3:28:11 (AWE1549):  We're unable.  We may end up in the Hudson.
3:28:31 (L116):  Alright, Cactus 1549, it's going to be left traffic to Runway 31.
3:28:34 (AWE154):  Unable.
3:28:36 (L116):  Okay, what do you need to land?
3:28:46 (L116):  Cactus 1549, Runway 49-- Runway 4 is available if you want to make left traffic to Runway 4.
3:28:50 (AWE1549):  I'm not sure if we can make any runway.  Oh, what's over to our right?  Anything in New Jersey?  Maybe Teterboro?
3:28:55 (L116):  Okay, yea, off to your right side is Teterboro Airport.
3:29:02 (L116):  Do you want to try and go to Teterboro?
3:29:03 (AWE1549):  Yes.
3:29:05 (L116):  Teterboro, Empire-- actually LaGuardia Departure got an emergency inbound.
3:29:10 (TEB):  Okay, go ahead.
3:29:11 (L116):  Cactus 1529 over the George Washington Bridge, wants to go to the airport right now.
3:29:14 (TEB):  He wants to go to our airport, check.  Does he need any assistance.
3:29:17 (L116):  Ah, yes.  He, ah, he was a bird strike.  Can I get him in for Runway 1?
3:29:19 (TEB):  Runway 1, that's good.
3:29:21 (L116):  Cactus 1529, turn right 280.  You can land Runway 1 at Teterboro.
3:29:25 (AWE1549):  We can't do it.
3:29:26 (L116):  Okay, which runway would you like at Teterboro?
3:29:28 (AWE1549):  We're gonna be in the Hudson.
3:29:33 (L116):  I'm sorry, say again, Cactus.
3:29:51 (L116):  Cactus, ah, Cactus 1549, radar contact is lost.  You also got Newark Airport off your two o'clock and about 7 miles.