16 h. ago Key pieces of evidence recovered in the wake of New York helicopter disaster

Divers have now secured key pieces of evidence following the Hudson River helicopter crash on Thursday

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29 h. ago Hudson River helicopter crash: Tour company ordered to STOP operations immediately

Agustin Escobar, the CEO of Siemens Spain, and his family were killed after the New York Helicopter chopper plunged from the sky into the Hudson River in New York City

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31 h. ago FAA emergency order grounds NYC helicopter tour company involved in deadly crash

Federal aviation regulators issued an emergency order Monday grounding the helicopter tour company involved in a deadly New York crash after learning it had fired its operations director minutes after he had agreed to suspend flights during the investigation

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42 h. ago New York helicopter tour operator behind fatal crash shuts down

FAA said New York Helicopter Tours will be shuttering ‘immediately’ after accident that killed all six on boardThe company that operated the helicopter that crashed into New York City’s Hudson River on Thursday – killing all six people on board – has been shuttered with immediate effect, the US’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said late on Sunday.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. Continue reading...

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47 h. ago Tour company in Hudson River helicopter crash shuts down operations, FAA confirms

Six people were killed when the helicopter plunged into the Hudson River last week

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62 h. ago Schumer seeks to halt flights for New York helicopter company after deadly Hudson River crash

New York Sen. Chuck Schumer is calling on federal authorities to revoke the operating permits of the helicopter tour company whose sightseeing chopper broke apart in midair and plunged into the Hudson River

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63 h. ago Helicopter that crashed into NYC’s Hudson River was not equipped with flight recorders, NTSB says

Senator Chuck Schumer calling on officials to ground helicopter tour company during investigation

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63 h. ago Hudson River helicopter crash: Brother pays tribute to relatives as cause remains unclear

Joan Camprubi travelled to New York City to share a heartbreaking tribute to his sister Merce Camprubi Montal, her husband and their three children - before throwing flowers into the water in memory of them

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64 h. ago Hudson River helicopter crash: Chilling safety inspection video shared before disaster killed six

The operator of a helicopter which crashed into the Hudson River killing a Spanish family of five along with the pilot had featured the aircraft in a video on its website

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67 h. ago Horrors over the Hudson: How helicopter tragedy is just the latest aviation terror above New York's famous river

The tragedy is sadly the latest in a line of airbourne incidents befalling passengers over the Hudson River.

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67 h. ago Helicopter in fatal New York crash lacked flight recorders, officials say

Aircraft crash that killed all six people on board was on its eighth tour flight of the day, federal investigators sayThe helicopter that crashed into New York City’s Hudson River on Thursday – killing all six on board, including three children – lacked flight recorders, said the US’s National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).It was also on its eighth tour flight of the day, having already completed seven, according to federal investigators.Reuters contributed reporting Continue reading...

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67 h. ago Hudson River helicopter crash probe reveals doomed aircraft missing key equipment

Initial reports from an investigation into the helicopter crash in New York City that killed six, including a family of five from Spain, reveal a significant discovery

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3 d. ago Five reasons why Hudson helicopter may have fallen killing entire family

The helicopter involved in the deadly crash in the Hudson River in New York City was reportedly low on fuel when it went down, killing all six on board - but investigators must now try and decipher what led to the tragic crash

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3 d. ago Hudson river helicopter crash: 5 reasons aircraft may have fallen from sky

Agustin Escobar and his family were killed in the crash.

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3 d. ago Helicopter that crashed into Hudson River had glaring issue just months ago

The New York City helicopter that plunged into the frigid waters of the Hudson River, killing all six people onboard, had experienced mechanical issues months before breaking apart midair.

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3 d. ago Hudson River helicopter crash: NYC chopper 'had mechanical issue months before fatal wreck'

The Bell 206 helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River during a sightseeing tour of New York City had reported an issue with its transmission assembly prior to the crash, according to FAA data

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3 d. ago Hudson river helicopter crash: Five theories of what could have caused tragedy

Investigators are considering a whole range of possibilities as they look into what caused a devastating helicopter crash in the Hudson river in New York City this week

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3 d. ago Horror Hudson River helicopter crash 'could have been caused by bird strike'

The New York City Police Department is 'aware' of reports a large flock of birds was seen in the area shortly before the tragedy.

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4 d. ago Hudson River helicopter crash: Bird strike examined as possible cause of tragedy

Experts are looking into the possibility that a 'flock of birds' may have caused the aircraft to drop into the Hudson at New York City after a witness said it 'just straight up dropped'

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4 d. ago Hudson River helicopter crash pilot named as Navy SEAL veteran and ex

Sean Johnson, 36, recently moved to New York City to continue his aviation career - and was operating a Bell 206 on Thursday as part of a sightseeing tour for a family of five from Barcelona

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