Helicopter company Blade offers $95-a-ride to NYC for commuters from Long Island, NJ
Here's one way suburban commuters can avoid the hated $9 congestion charge. Helicopter company Blade is launching a commuter service that will fly wealthy Long Island and New Jersey customers to its Westside hub. While it helps ease traffic congestion, it costs $95 per trip. The air transportation company, known for its helicopter service to […]
Cam Newton jumps onto helicopter from boat in reality show stunt
Cam Newton was known for his on-field brilliance during his playing days, but he's reached new heights on the new season of Fox's reality TV competition “Special Forces: World's Toughest Test.'' In the season premiere episode, Newton was seen taking off in a challenge that took him from a moving boat to a helicopter, and […]
Retired Coast Guard helicopter commander details risks to air crews fighting LA fires
As deadly wildfires spread and thousands of Los Angeles County residents flee for their lives, some brave Americans are heading into danger to fight the flames. John Mixon, a former U.S. Coast Guard helicopter search and rescue captain, knows the dangers posed to crews fighting fires. Crews resumed operations on Wednesday after suspending operations since […]
NASA’s Martian helicopter promises unprecedented views of the red planet
When NASA's Ingenuity helicopter flew over Mars in April 2021, it was a historic moment in space exploration. This small, solar-powered rotorcraft became the first aircraft to achieve powered, controlled flight on another planet. Now, following Ingenuity's remarkable success, NASA is setting its sights on an even more ambitious aerial probe of the Red Planet. […]
Helicopter Video Shows Los Angeles Homeowners Stop Car Thief Suspect
Two Los Angeles residents and their dog helped capture a suspected car thief who jumped into his front yard during a police pursuit on Saturday. Police helicopter footage shows the suspect fleeing through multiple backyards in Sylmar as Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers track him under spotlight. There, CBS News reported. News commentators hurled […]
CBP agent dies after helicopter crash
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection pilot was killed in a helicopter crash near the southern California border on Monday, authorities said. The Eurocopter AS35 helicopter crashed around 10:15 a.m. on private land near Potrero, east of San Diego, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) told Fox News Digital. Number of Afghans and Chinese nationals crossing […]
NY auto body students restoring Vietnam-era Huey helicopter whose pilot died in 1968 Tet Offensive
A group of New York auto body students is restoring a piece of American history while working on a Vietnam-era helicopter whose pilot was killed in combat in 1968. The class at the Orleans BOCES Center in Medina, New York, about an hour east of Niagara Falls, worked with the local American Legion Garrison to […]
Mystery drones flying over NJ kept helicopter from taking patient to hospital, college says
It was revealed Thursday that a mysterious drone in New Jersey that the FBI is investigating recently prevented medical helicopters from transporting critically ill patients to hospitals. A medical helicopter was flying to a crash in Branchburg Township, Somerset County last Tuesday, but was unable to pick up crash victims because a drone was hovering […]
Russian Ship Fired at German Helicopter Over Baltic
Tensions between Moscow and the West have recently escalated after a German military helicopter was fired upon by a Russian ship in the Baltic Sea, German media reported. German news agency (DPA) announced that a German Bundeswehr (Bundeswehr) helicopter was fired upon with signal flares from a Russian warship in the Baltic Sea. It is […]
Tory donor Lord Bamford funds helicopter flight for Nigel Farage | Party funding
A company run by Tory mega-donor Anthony Bamford has funded Reform UK leader Nigel Farage's helicopter trip with £8,000. Lord Bamford, who was a Tory peer until he resigned from the House of Lords this year, has donated millions of pounds to the Conservative Party and is a close ally of Boris Johnson, providing accommodation […]