US EditionHelicopter tour company's clearance should be pulled after NYC crash: Schumer
- New York Senator Chuck Schumer is urging federal authorities to revoke the operating permits of New York Helicopter Tours after a crash killed five people from Spain and the pilot on Thursday.
- Schumer stated that the company should stop all flights during the National Transportation Safety Board's investigation.
- He called for increased safety inspections by the Federal Aviation Administration, alleging that helicopter tour companies are cutting corners and putting profits over people.
- In response, the Eastern Region Helicopter Council claimed that Manhattan's sightseeing choppers already operate under the most stringent of regulations.
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Schumer calls for revoking operating certificate of helicopter tour company involved in fatal NYC crash
U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer called for action from the Federal Aviation Administration Sunday, in the wake of the tragic helicopter crash that claimed six lives in New York City Thursday.
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Schumer: Revoke permit of helicopter company
NEW YORK — New York Sen. Chuck Schumer called on federal authorities Sunday to revoke the operating permits of the helicopter tour company whose sightseeing chopper broke apart in midair and plunged into the Hudson River on Thursday, killing a…
The company involved in the deadly helicopter crash in New York last week is shutting down immediately, FAA says
(CNN) — The helicopter tour company whose sightseeing chopper plunged into the Hudson River on Thursday is shutting down operations immediately, the Federal Aviation Administration said Sunday.
Schumer Urges FAA to Ground Helicopter Company After Fatal Crash
US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called on the Federal Aviation Administration to immediately revoke New York Helicopter Charter Inc.’s license and expand safety inspections of other tour operators after a crash last week killed six people.
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