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.

英雄機長劉傳健：主動請纓運送醫護人員和相關物資

劉傳健，四川航空公司飛行訓練管理部副總經理，曾任重慶分公司飛行分部責任機長，是電影《中國機長》的主人公原型，被譽為“英雄機長”“中國版薩利機長”。2018年5月14日，四川航空3U8633次航班在由重慶飛往拉薩途中，突然發生駕駛艙風擋玻璃爆裂脫落的緊急狀況。在機艙失壓、氣溫驟降的情況下，機長劉傳健和機組成員臨危不亂，成功迫降成都，確保了119名旅客的生命安全，創造了國際民航客運史上的奇跡。

2020年2月2日，四川第三批援助湖北醫療隊120余名醫護人員和相關物資飛赴武漢。劉傳健主動申請執飛此次任務，他說“這既是一次正常飛行，也是一次艱巨任務，我們一定不辱使命，安全歸來。”2月9日，四川省第六批援助湖北醫療隊伍出征，劉傳健再度執飛運送航班。