The Federal Aviation Company mentioned past due Sunday {that a} sightseeing helicopter corporate used to be shutting down its operations right away after a dangerous crash closing week at the Hudson River.
The helicopter, operated through New York Helicopter Excursions, used to be wearing six folks when it crashed into the river on Thursday. None survived.
The F.A.A. said in remark on Sunday that it could release a right away evaluate of the excursion operator’s license and protection report, in addition to cooperate with the Nationwide Transportation Protection Board’s investigation into the crash.
It used to be now not right away transparent if New York Helicopter Excursions had close down voluntarily or below orders from the F.A.A. Reached through telephone on Sunday, Michael Roth, the corporate’s proprietor and leader govt, declined to remark.
Previous on Sunday, Senate Minority Chief Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York, referred to as on federal government to revoke the corporate’s working license and prevent its flights till the investigation used to be entire. He additionally suggested the government to accentuate scrutiny of helicopter excursion firms in New York extra extensively.
“We all know there may be something evidently about New York Town’s helicopter excursion firms: They’ve a dangerous observe report,” Mr. Schumer mentioned at a information convention.
The helicopter crash killed all six folks on board, together with the pilot, Seankese Johnson, 36, and a family from Spain.
