Hero pilot and crew to get keys to city

New York's mayor on Monday honored the pilot and crew who landed a jetliner in the Hudson River, saving the lives of everyone on board.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg called Capt. Chesley Sullenberger and the crew of US Airways Flight 1549 "five real American heroes."

Sullenberger and his crew last month landed the disabled plane on the river just off Manhattan, within reach of rescue boats, saving the lives of all 155 people on board. A flock of birds had disabled the plane's engines.

Bloomberg said that day "could have been one of our most tragic, but became one of our most triumphant."

The ceremony at City Hall in Manhattan, in which the mayor presented the pilot and crew with symbolic keys to the city, followed a weekend of adulation and interviews.

Earlier Monday, the pilot made the rounds of morning television news shows.

Sullenberger told CBS that he felt there was too much attention on him, and "not enough on the team." On ABC, some passengers thanked him for saving their lives. Others said there was no panic because of Sullenberger's calming voice.

In an interview broadcast Sunday night on CBS, the pilot described lying awake at nights second-guessing his performance _ even though his skillful flying saved the lives of everyone on board.