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New York City Council passed a bill Thursday that could cut down helicopter use in the city by putting harsher noise ...
'Non-Essential' Chopper Flights To Be Limited After Hudson River Crash
The new legislation would ban “non-essential” flights from city-owned heliports like the Downtown Skyport and 34th Street ...
NYC Council passes bill banning certain helicopter flights weeks after fatal crash
The NYC Council passed the Helicopter Oversight Act, which bans certain nonessential flights unless operators make safety ...
After tragic NYC helicopter crash, City Council votes to ban noisy flights
The New York City Council passed a bill Thursday that could cut down helicopter use in the city by putting harsher noise ...
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Council limits sightseeing, commuter helicopters after deadly Hudson River crash
New Yorkers are getting some relief from the ever-present noise of tourist helicopters.
Victoria, Australia culls hundreds of koalas after wildfire, activists denounce policy
Allan defended her policy by saying that the koalas being shot were "in a lot of distress," Sky News Australia reported, ...
How Safe Are Helicopter Sightseeing Tours?
The F.A.A. allows many of these popular flights to operate under less stringent rules than other commercial aviation, opening ...
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FAA finds safety concerns at Las Vegas airport in review spurred by DC midair collision
A federal review of helicopter safety around some of the busiest U.S. airports, prompted by the deadly midair collision in ...
Worries about flying seem to be taking off. Here’s how to cope with in-flight anxiety
The evidence is anecdotal, but psychologists and flight attendants say they are seeing and hearing increased worries about ...
Hundreds mourn Spanish family killed in New York City helicopter crash
Hundreds of people packed into a Barcelona church to mourn a Spanish family of five who died earlier this month in a sightseeing helicopter crash in New York City.