Aerial tours often involve multitasking pilots, tricky aircraft and fewer regulations compared to planes. But helicopter tour experts say many safeguards help protect pilots and passengers.

The Federal Aviation Administration said Sunday that the helicopter tour company whose sightseeing chopper broke apart in ...

After the fatal helicopter crash in the Hudson River, Sen. Chuck Schumer claims many helicopter tour companies are exploiting a legal loophole to avoid more stringent rules.

Six people died Thursday in the New York City crash. The company was grounded after its director of operations was fired.

Agustin Escobar and his family were all smiles in haunting final photos taken moments before their New York Helicopter ...

Survivors included the helicopter's pilot, Hiroshi Hamada, 66; mechanic Kazuto Yoshitake; and 28-year-old nurse Sakura Kunitake. All three were found in the ocean holding onto inflatable ...

ROCKLEDGE, Fla. — The National Transportation Safety Board is now heading the investigating after a helicopter crashed in Brevard County Sunday morning. A Hiller H-23D (surplus UH-12 ...

Tokyo [Japan]: Three people have been confirmed dead after a medical transport helicopter crash off southwestern Japan on Sunday, Kyodo News reported, citing the coast guard. The Coast Guard said ...

Japan helicopter crash: A medical transport helicopter crashed into the sea off the coast of southwestern Japan on Sunday, killing three people including a patient, while three others were rescued ...

The photo taken on April 6, 2025, shows a medical transport helicopter that crashed off Nagasaki Prefecture earlier in the day under the water. (Photo courtesy of the 7th Regional Coast Guard ...

Tokyo [Japan], April 7 (ANI/WAM): Three people have been confirmed dead after a medical transport helicopter crash off southwestern Japan on Sunday, Kyodo News reported, citing the coast guard.

The Japanese coast guard said six people were on board what the Japanese call “a doctor helicopter” when the crash occurred on Sunday. The aircraft had been travelling to a hospital in Fukuoka ...