New York Helicopter Tours has been shut down following a tragic crash on the Hudson River that resulted in the deaths of all six occupants, including a family from Spain. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will review the company's safety records while the National Transportation Safety Board investigates the incident. The helicopter lacked flight recording equipment, raising serious safety concerns. Senator Chuck Schumer has called for an immediate suspension of the company's operations, citing a concerning history of safety issues in New York's helicopter tour industry.
New York Helicopter Tours is 'shutting down their operations immediately', the FAA said in a statement on X. The agency added that it would launch a review of the company's license and safety records in the meantime.
Senator Chuck Schumer of New York urged the FAA to rescind New York Helicopter Tours' operating certificate. He also called for the company's operators to 'cease their flights until the investigation is complete'.
The tour operator was already the subject of an investigation from the National Transportation Safety Board, which said that the doomed helicopter was not equipped with any flight data recording equipment.
There is one thing for sure about New York City's helicopter tour companies: they have a deadly track record, with eleven people killed in the last few years.
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