Helicopter Access War Heats Up The Big Apple
New York City is considering legislation that would effectively shut down heliports there. April 2021 New York City has had a troubled relationship with the helicopter industry ever since the Sikorsky S-61 accident atop the Pan Am building in 1977, which killed five people. But what was an uneasy détente for decades now appears on the verge of total war, with leading city officials pushing to purge civil rotorcraft from Gotham’s skies—forever. Paul Vallone is leading the charge. The chairman of the New York City Council’s Committee on Economic Development (CED) has little sympat...
Source: bjtonline.com
