Living out of a Manhattan hotel suite down the hall from the flight's other pilot, Jeff Skiles (Aaron Eckhart, sporting even more impressive facial hair in the form of a big ol' Tom Selleck), he spends his days going from press interviews to meetings with
aviation safety officials, haunted by the off chance that his improbable feat — which saved the lives of his crew and 150 passengers — might have been unnecessary.
While
aviation officials and government authorities continue to search both for a missing Malaysia Airlines jet and an explanation of what happened, the incident presents a stark contrast to the
safety record that Asian carriers have achieved over the past decade.