And unlike pilots steering commercial jets, tourism helicopter pilots often double as sightseeing guides – pointing out photo ops and answering tourists’ questions while flying an aircraft solo.

Melaka chief minister Ab Rauf Yusoh said the factory would be developed over three years on a 6.88ha piece of land at the Melaka International Airport. The government has approved a RM16.45 ...

But Thursday’s crash that killed a family of five visiting from Spain and the helicopter’s pilot, a Navy SEAL veteran, has renewed concerns about the safety of the popular sightseeing excursions.

The helicopter pilot was named Friday as Seankese Johnson, 36, a U.S. Navy veteran. The helicopter tour company New York Helicopter has since closed, following strict orders from the Federal ...

Video of the crash suggested a “catastrophic mechanical failure” left the pilot with no chance to save the helicopter, said Justin Green, an aviation lawyer who was a helicopter pilot in the ...

ALSO NEW TONIGHT, FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS ARE OUT WITH THEIR PRELIMINARY REPORT ON A CRASH IN PENDER COUNTY TWO MONTHS AGO INVOLVING A NOVANT HEALTH HELICOPTER. THE NTSB SAYS PILOT ERROR LED TO THAT ...

The U.S. Navy’s Test Pilot School is looking for a new small fleet of helicopters for training high-risk maneuvers and autorotation. Naval Air Systems Command’s Adversary and Specialized ...

McGee also earned third place in the Feature Story Writing category for his profile of the Med-Flight II helicopter pilots and flight crew for their efforts to rescue over 40 people from the roof ...

She became a licensed helicopter pilot in 2016. She founded the Black Ops Aviation, the first female-owned and operated aerial film and production company. Sánchez wrote the New York Times ...