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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 ...
Textron beats quarterly estimates on military helicopter, aviation aftermarket demand
Cessna business jet maker Textron beat first-quarter profit and revenue estimates on Thursday, driven by sustained strength ...
Tourist Family of 5 Killed in Helicopter Crash Is Laid to Rest. Their Funeral Included a Touching Song Choice
A funeral was held for the family of five who died earlier this month during a visit to New York City when their helicopter ...
Hudson River helicopter crash victims laid to rest in Barcelona to the tune of Sinatra’s ‘New York, New York’
A somber funeral service was held in Barcelona on Tuesday to mourn the deaths of a Spanish family of five who died when their ...
Hundreds mourn Spanish family killed in New York City helicopter crash
Hundreds of people packed into a Barcelona church on Tuesday to mourn a Spanish family of five who died earlier this month in ...
Helicopter Pilots in the Himalayas Risk their Lives to Save Climbers
On Easter Sunday, an Italian helicopter pilot named Simone Moro received word of a SOS call on 26,545-foot Annapurna in Nepal. Moro told Outside that a Ukrainian climber was suffering from altitude ...
How High Can A Helicopter Fly? (And Can It Get To The Top Of Mount Everest?)
Mount Everest stands tall, but can the maneuverability and landing versatility of a helicopter allow it to land on the summit ...
Helicopter safety review finds dangerous conditions at Las Vegas airport
A helicopter safety review found dangerous conditions at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas (LAS), according to a ...
Column: With firefighting helicopter refill pump, Plano company can claim ‘coolest thing made in Illinois’
But the aerial firefighting helicopter refill pump that’s produced there has just been named “The Coolest Thing Made in ...