Film to be made about China's own Captain Sully

A film called "Chinese Captain", based on a true story of the Chinese pilots who safely landed a plane with a shattered cockpit windshield, will be produced by Bona Film Group, reports ynet.cn.

The shattered cockpit windshield. [File photo:sohu.com]

The film has echoes of the film "Sully", which was based on the story of Captain Sully Sullenberger, who successfully landed his stricken airliner on the Hudson River, saving the lives of the 155 people on board.

A319 pilot Liu Chuanjian. [File photo:1905.com]

"Chinese Captain" will follow the story of Sichuan Airlines Flight 3U8633 in May this year. At an altitude of 9,000 meters on its way from Chongqing to Lhasa, the cockpit window in front of the co-pilot burst. Co-pilot Xu Ruichen was pulled halfway out of the window due to the sudden cabin decompression, and the control panel was badly damaged. In the face of this extreme situation, Pilot Liu Chuanjian remained calm and brought the plane to a safe emergency landing in Chengdu with no loss of life.