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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jake Offenhartz

Schumer seeks to halt flights for New York helicopter company after deadly Hudson River crash

APTOPIX NYC Helicopter Crash - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

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 Thursday, killing a family of five visiting from Spain and the pilot, a Navy SEAL veteran.

At a press conference Sunday, Schumer said the company, New York Helicopter Tours, should be required to halt all flights as the National Transportation Safety Board investigates the deadly crash.

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