“New York Helicopter Tours, the company involved in the fatal accident on the Hudson (…) puts an end to its activities immediately,” the American Aviation Regulatory Authority (FAA) announced.
The charter of the helicopter who disintegrated in flight before finishing his race in the New York River Hudson, killing six, “puts an end to his activities immediately,” the American Aviation Regulatory Authority (FAA) announced on Sunday April 13.
“New York Helicopter Tours, the company involved in the fatal accident on the Hudson (…) puts an end to its activities immediately,” said the authority on X, while the investigation of the crash occurred on Thursday continues. Among the hypotheses of the accident according to the mayor of New York: a collision with a drone or a bird, or a mechanical failure.
A couple of Spanish tourists, including a manager of the German industrial group Siemens and his wife, who celebrated his 40th birthday, as well as their three children and the helicopter pilot died in the crash.
-The deadliest accident since 2018 in New York
The FAA also announced the launch of an “immediate license examination and the company’s security history”, which proposed to fly over New York with spectacular views on its skyscrapers or the statue of freedom.
This is the deadliest accident since 2018 in New York, detailed Friday on X Steven Fulop, the mayor of Jersey City, the city on the other side of the Hudson.
“Security is the number one priority of the FAA, and we will not hesitate to act to protect the public,” warned the authority based in Washington.
A “round table on the safety of helicopters” will be held on April 22, she said.
