Duffy criticizes the Defense Department regarding the recent DCA event: ‘No more helicopter rides for VIPs’
Transport Secretary Shawn Duffy criticized the Department of Defense on Friday after an Army helicopter caused two commercial jets landing at Reagan National Airport to change their flight paths. According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Air Traffic Control instructed Delta and Republic Airlines flights to go around due to “priority air transport helicopters approaching […]
Two aircraft make ‘go-arounds’ to steer clear of military helicopter at airport near DC
On Thursday, two aircraft needed to perform a “go-around” procedure to avoid a potential collision with a military helicopter at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). This incident comes on the heels of a tragic crash in January involving a commercial plane and a Black Hawk, which claimed 67 lives. Around 2:30 PM, Air Traffic […]
NYC Council passes bills to crack down on helicopter tours, add new gender option to city documents
The city council passed a number of bills on Thursday. One includes banning noisy, non-essential helicopter flights from city helipads following a horrifying crash in Hudson, which killed tourist families, and a horrifying crash in Hudson, which added a new gender ID to city documents. The two bills easily passed a Democratic majority council, but […]
NASCAR Legend Greg Biffle Unloads 1,000 Easter Eggs From Helicopter For Kids Affected By Hurricane Helene
This is very cool. NASCAR legend Greg Biffle traveled to Black Mountain, North Carolina on Easter Sunday, with an Easter Bunny and 1,000 Easter Eggs. He dropped eggs from the helicopter for a child affected by Hurricane Helen. As you probably already know, North Carolina was the nation that was hit hardest by the storm. […]
FAA investigating after ‘green laser’ flashed at Black Hawk helicopter
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating after a crew of the National Guard Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, reporting it was “lit up” by a green laser about two miles from North Dakota’s Hector International Airport. FAA officials said the incident occurred around 9pm local time on Thursday. No injuries have been reported, according […]
Dramatic video captures desperate rescue attempts after Hudson helicopter crash that killed six
The dramatic new video captures the hopeless efforts by the NYPD’s first responders, as authorities determined that they caused a wreck that killed six people, including still three young children, to revive the victims of last week’s fatal Hudson River helicopter crash. Cool footage released by police on Wednesday shows at least half a dozen […]
FAA issues emergency order grounding New York Helicopter Charter, Inc.
The New York Helicopter Charter was grounded through an emergency order from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) after a helicopter crashed on the Hudson River last week killed five families and a pilot. The FAA decision comes after the helicopter company fired the operations director following his decision to close flights. “The FAA is taking […]
‘Everything is on the table’ as NTSB investigates deadly Hudson River tour helicopter crash
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said at a press conference at Jersey City Hall on Friday, but it wasn't.[ing] “Anything” in investigation into a fatal crash of a tour helicopter on the Hudson River on Thursday The Bell 206 helicopter flying for the tour company New York helicopter descended on the Hudson River near […]
Penguin contributed to South Africa helicopter crash: authorities
Authorities say the penguins inside the cardboard box caused a helicopter crash in South Africa earlier this year. On January 19, the pilot and three passengers transported penguins from Bird Island in South Africa's Eastern Cape. Board experts “requested to return one of the penguins,” the report said, adding that “the pilot agreed to the […]
NTSB finds tour helicopter that crashed into Hudson River did not have flight recorders
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced a Bell 206 L-4 Tour helicopter that plunged into the Hudson River on Thursday, unequipped with all the equipment that all six of them boarded. A family pilot and five members visit from Spain, including Siemens executive Agustin Escobar. His wife, Merceè Camprubí Montal. And their three young […]