Company running sightseeing helicopter in fatal US crash to cease operations

Divers investigate the scene where a helicopter crashed into the Hudson River (Seth Wenig/AP)

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said that the helicopter tour company whose sightseeing chopper broke apart in flight and crashed in New York, killing the pilot and a family of five visitors from Spain, is shutting down operations immediately.

The FAA, in a statement posted on X on Sunday, also said it would launch an immediate review of New York Helicopter Tours’s operating license and safety record.