Liu Chuanjian: the Hero Pilot Volunteering to Fly the Relief Mission

Liu Chuanjian: the Hero Pilot Volunteering to Fly the Relief Mission

Liu Chuanjian is deputy general manager of the Flight Training and Management Department of Sichuan Airlines. He was once command pilot of the Chongqing Branch. He is called "hero pilot" and "China's Captain Sully," and his story has been turned into a moving movie The Chinese Pilot. 

On May 14, 2018, while he was piloting Flight 3U8633 from Chongqing to Lhasa, the right front windshield of the cockpit suddenly cracked. In spite of an extremely low temperature, lack of oxygen, strong wind and deafening noise, Liu and his crew manually operated the aircraft and made an emergency landing in Chengdu, ensuring the safety of all 119 passengers on board and creating a miracle in the history of civil aviation.

On February 2, 2020, Sichuan dispatched 120 medical workers to assist Hubei. Liu Chuanjian had applied to fly the mission, "This is a normal flight, and an arduous task. We will live up to our mission and return safely." He flew the mission again on February 9 and successfully transported the sixth batch of Sichuan's medical personnel to Hubei.

英雄机长刘传健：主动请缨运送医护人员和相关物资

刘传健，四川航空公司飞行训练管理部副总经理，曾任重庆分公司飞行分部责任机长，是电影《中国机长》的主人公原型，被誉为“英雄机长”“中国版萨利机长”。2018年5月14日，四川航空3U8633次航班在由重庆飞往拉萨途中，突然发生驾驶舱风挡玻璃爆裂脱落的紧急状况。在机舱失压、气温骤降的情况下，机长刘传健和机组成员临危不乱，成功迫降成都，确保了119名旅客的生命安全，创造了国际民航客运史上的奇迹。

2020年2月2日，四川第三批援助湖北医疗队120余名医护人员和相关物资飞赴武汉。刘传健主动申请执飞此次任务，他说“这既是一次正常飞行，也是一次艰巨任务，我们一定不辱使命，安全归来。”2月9日，四川省第六批援助湖北医疗队伍出征，刘传健再度执飞运送航班。