US EditionDeadly crash raises new questions about safety of New York’s helicopter tours
- A helicopter crashed into the Hudson River on Thursday, killing six people.
- This crash prompted renewed calls to ban sightseeing helicopter flights over New York City.
- The helicopter departed from the Downtown Manhattan Heliport for a Manhattan tour.
- Melissa Elstein stated that they have sought a ban on nonessential helicopter flights since 2014.
- The crash has generated debate over safety, regulations, and the necessity of these flights.
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Crashed NYC Helicopter in For Repairs Last Fall
A helicopter that plunged into the Hudson River in New York City earlier this week, killing all six people aboard, had experienced a mechanical issue last fall, according to data from the Federal Aviation Administration.
Tourist flights in New York, between suspicions about security conditions and neighborhood noise complaints
This is what one New York State senator called the accident of the tourist helicopter that crashed on Thursday on the Hudson River. Decades of complaints and neighborhood complaints about the incessant overflight and the sometimes deafening noise of the rotors have gained new momentum after the tragedy that last Thursday cost the life, in addition to the pilot, to a family in Barcelona, the Escobar-Camprubí marriage and its three children. The u…
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Deadly crash raises new questions about safety of New York’s helicopter tours
A helicopter ride giving a thrilling sweep of Manhattan’s iconic skyline has long been on the to-do list for New York City tourists of means.
NTSB Calls for Stricter Regulation of Air Tour Operators After Deadly Helicopter Crash
Federal officials on Friday stressed the importance of regulation for private air tour operators in light of Thursday’s deadly aviation disaster in the Hudson River. The crash, which involved a New York sightseeing helicopter, killed the pilot and a family of tourists from Spain. Jennifer Homendy, Chair of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), said during a press conference that the agency sounded the alarm over regulation concerns fo…
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