Flight 1549 - From New York to Norad, Testing a Response Network - NYTimes.com

The final, official verdict on how well the galaxy of aviation and emergency agencies communicated and performed on Jan. 15 is months away. Interviews with roughly a dozen agencies and more than 30 people create an initial, partial portrait of what happened once Flight 1549 faltered.

There were oddities, luck and examples of teamwork. Some things seemed to work well. Certainly Flight 1549 revealed the networks of communications that have built up since 9/11. But the implications of the early judgment that the crash was a freak accident might well garner significant scrutiny.

Flight 1549 - From New York to Norad, Testing a Response Network - NYTimes.com